Boring Old 1984 Schindler S (rb Schindler 2019) Tr. El @ Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavík, Iceland

Filmed on 19.02.2020.

Such a huge shame and disgrace this had been replaced just before my eyes and I was only a few months or a year late to it!!

This is on a Winter holiday trip to Reykjavík and Reykjavík Region, the capital region of Iceland, for 3 nights (+ 1 night at Keflavik Airport at the hotel Keflavik), between 16 - 20.February, 2020.

There are still lots of old elevators from the 1950s - 1970s over there (In total, I filmed 135 elevators in Iceland), and Iceland was the last independent Nordic country that I had yet to visit. It was very beautiful and I really enjoyed my time there. I hope to get back there hopefully in summertime for a visit to Akureyri and Reykjavik again (to visit Mosfellsbær, Garðabær and Seltstjarnanes).

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any OTIS with black buttons and automatic doors, and the only existing one at the time was one that was out of order (or closed permanently) in the city center. Not even in the suburbs did I come across one. Maybe there is one working left somewhere and hopefully in Akureyri, the fifth largest town in Iceland and the capital of Northern Iceland that has a well-known university.

Location: Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavík, Iceland

Brand: Schindler
Type: Traction
Year installed/replaced: 1984 (Turned 35 years old in 2019) / 2019

Floors served: 8 (*1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Capacity: 8 persons or 630 kg
Serial: Unknown

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This is new Schindler from 2019 and old was Schindler from 1984