The first multi-legged cable car was built in 1644, and it worked perfectly
The first cable car in the world was built in Gdańsk in 1644, then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. City engineer Adam Wybe constructed this mechanism to facilitate fortification work carried out at the city’s ramparts. The machine was admired not only by the townspeople but also by numerous travelers from all over the world. But first, let’s take a look a little deeper into the past. When Adam Wybe along with his wife, Margareta, and brother Jacob came from…