Editing Table Mountain (section)

==Cableway==
[[File:Tablemountain kabelkar.jpg|thumb|Table Mountain "Rotair" Aerial Cable Car (1997)]]

The [[Table Mountain Aerial Cableway]]<ref name=cableway>{{cite web|url=http://www.tablemountain.net/|title=Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company|access-date=2024-10-07}}</ref> takes passengers from the lower cable station on Tafelberg Road, about {{convert|302|m|||}} above sea level, to the plateau at the top of the mountain, at {{convert|1067|m|||}}. The upper cable station offers views overlooking [[Cape Town]], [[Table Bay]], [[Lion's Head (Cape Town)|Lion's Head]] and [[Robben Island]] to the north, and the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] seaboard to the west and south. The top cable station includes curio shops, a restaurant and walking trails of various lengths.

The original cableway construction was awarded to Adolf [[Bleichert]] & Co. of Leipzig, Germany,<ref>"Bleichert Passenger Cable Way Order Book: Order November 16, 1926 – Exhibit No.3013"</ref> in 1926 and the cableway opened on 4 October 1929.

The cableway has been refurbished three times since its inauguration in 1929, with upgrades to the upper and lower cable stations and enlarged gondolas. The first refurbishment occurred in 1958, the second in 1974, and the third and most significant reconstruction from 1996 to 1997, introducing a "Rotair" gondola manufactured by the Swiss company Garaventa AG – CWA ([[Doppelmayr Garaventa Group]]) which increased the capacity from 20 to 65 passengers per trip and provided a faster journey to the summit. The gondolas rotate through 360 degrees during the ascent or descent, giving a panoramic view over the city.