Cable Car Aiguille du midi - from the upper station at 3,777 m to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m

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Cable Car Aiguille du midi was built in 1955 , it still holds the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades.

And It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 m to 3,842 m.

There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit). The span of the second section is 2,867 m measured directly, but only 2,500 m measured horizontally. It thus still is the second longest span width, measured directly. The tramway travels from Chamonix to the top of the Aiguille du Midi -- an altitude gain of over 2,800 m -- in 20 minutes.

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