Historical Elevator is a historical building located in Izmir. It is an elevator tower that houses two elevators operating between Mithatpaşa Street, one 58 m higher than the other, and Şehit Nihatbey Street. Built in 1907 by Jewish businessman "Nesim Levi (Bayraklıoğlu)", the elevator was built to provide fast and easy transportation between two districts, one of which is reached by 155 steps from the other. Today, it is used by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality as an entertainment, cultural and recreational space; It is an important touristic stop of the city Since Izmir's Karataş region has been used as a quarry throughout history, the coastline (today's Mithatpaşa Street) and the Halil Rıfat Paşa district above were separated by cliffs. Between the two districts, the stairs called the "Karataş Stairs" by the Turks and the "Devidas' Ladder" by the Jews who settled in the above district were built. At the top of the stairs was the house of the Devidas family, and the largest house below was the house of a merchant named Nesim Levi (Bayraklıoğlu). It is said that after Father Devidas fell on the stairs one day and broke his foot, his friend Nesim Levi developed the idea of ​​building an elevator similar to what he saw in European cities. The elevator tower was built with bricks brought from Marseille. Its construction was completed in 1907. Until it was sold in 1942, its income was used to cover the expenses of Karataş Jewish Hospital. On the elevator entrance door, there is an inscription in French "Ascenseur Construit Par Mon. Nissim Levy 1907" in addition to the Hebrew script. The elevator tower is brick-built on the stone foundation and the brick floors, which continue to crumble in two levels after the stone structure part of the elevator to the balcony, were brought from Marseille.

It was operated by Jozef Palambo for many years. The elevator, which changed hands in 1942, was closed for a while due to reasons such as the operators dropping out of work, and in 1985, both elevators were arranged to operate with electricity. Today, the elevator is operational and the upper floor serves with a cafeteria and a small viewing balcony. The elevator can be accessed from the street known as "Elevator Dead End", officially known as "Dario Moreno". The tower rises as a brick after two stone sections. There is a wooden balcony carried on iron consoles where the building reaches Şehit Nihatbey Avenue. Izmir city can be watched from this balcony with a bird's eye view.