I finally rode the weird, curved German elevator.

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits the curved elevator in the New Town Hall of Hanover, Germany, explaining its unique design that follows the dome's shape.

From the video

Answers: What is the curved elevator in the New Town Hall in Hanover?

• New Town Hall Hanover
• Curved elevator architecture
• Building history and elevator mechanics

What it concludes

• The New Town Hall elevator in Hanover is the only one in the world that travels up the side of a dome along a curved path.
• The elevator shaft bends at about 17 degrees and is irregular and lumpy because it was built into a small existing tower.
• The elevator cabin is not kept level with a self-leveling mechanism; instead, the entire cabin is dragged up the side at an angle, leaning a few degrees.