Asansör, literally “The Elevator”, built in 1907 by Nesim Levi to allow people to climb the elevated part of the area that is separated by the coastal strait by a steep cliff with a total of 155 stairs. Asansör is one of the principal landmarks of Izmir. The old water operated elevator system is replaced by an electrical version in 1985 by the Izmir Municipality. The street where Asansör is situated is named Dario Moreno Street, in memory of the singer-composer who had actually bought a house for his mother in that street and had lived there during the first phases of his fame.
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