World's Most Amazing Elevators

Elevators have a simple task: take passengers from one floor to another safely. But it doesn't mean that they have to be boring. Elevator builders and architects have recently taken designs to new heights, so to speak. Here are some of our favorite elevators from around the world.

The Aurora Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan features lifts that bring vertical travel to dizzying new levels.

(Schindler Elevator Corporation)