The longest staircase in the world When unexpectedly in your house the elevator breaks, during the ascent, what thoughts do not come to mind. One of them was the mystery, but what does the longest ladder in the world look like and where is it located? The answer is a little surprised. The fact is that the longest ladder in the world is the ladder of the Niesenbahn funicular, which allows you to climb to the top of the Nisen mountain, that in the Swiss Alps .</p></p><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0526008001388344167.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0289180001388344168.jpg /></p></p ><p><p style = text-align: justify;>The funicular first began work more than a hundred years ago. To be precise, in 1910.</p></p><p><p class = pimg style = text-align: justify;><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0129333001388344169.jpg/></p></p><p><p style = text-align: justify;>The length of the line is exactly 3,500 meters. At this length there are 11674 steps. Here only an ascent for tourists here is possible only once a year. All the rest of the time, only workers who are engaged in repairing the funicular's line have the right to climb and descend. The funicular itself operates from April to November. The cabins leave every half hour between 08:00 and 17:00.</p></p><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0666685001388344169.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0481033001388344170.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0249773001388344172.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0162122001388344173.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0927953001388344173.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0732331001388344174.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0443367001388344175.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0114726001388344176.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0790861001388344176.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0823001001388344177.jpg /></p></p ><p><p class = pimg><img alt=The longest ladder in the world border=0 src=/images/pages/2013_12/0587930001388344178.jpg /></p>