An elevator car, which is configured for moving along a hoistway in a vertical direction and comprises: a passenger compartment defining an interior space surrounded by sidewalls (62, 63, 64), which are formed by structural side panels arranged adjacent to each other, and at least one car door, said sidewalls (62, 63, 64) and/or said at least one car door forming at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion; at least one vertically extending lighting element comprising at least one light source and configured for illuminating the interior space; characterized in that the elevator car further comprises at least one vertically extending decorative control element, which is arranged between two decorative side elements and comprises a plurality of push buttons and a display; the decorative elements (13, 16) are spaced apart from the structural panels forming the sidewalls (62, 63, 64) of the elevator car thereby generating an empty space between the respective decorative element (13, 16) and the adjacent structural panel; wherein lateral end portions of the decorative side elements respectively facing the front side of the elevator car comprising the at least one car door and the opposing rear side of the elevator car are tilted with respect to main portions of the decorative side elements thereby forming a vertically extending corner comprising two outer side portions, which are arranged parallel to the respective structural side panels, and an arcuate inner side facing the interior space of the elevator car; and the at least one vertically extending lighting element, which allows to indirectly illuminate the car's interior space, is arranged in the space provided between the tilted lateral end portion of the respective decorative side element and the adjacent structural side panel forming the respective sidewall or the frame of the at least one car door; and/or wherein the decorative control element comprises a planar central portion, which is oriented basically parallel to the adjacent structural side panel, and two side portions, which are oriented basically rectangular with respect to the planar central portion so that at least a portion of the central portion overlaps with a portion of the adjacent decorative side element forming two receiving spaces respectively defined by one of the decorative side elements, the central portion and a side portion of the decorative control element, each receiving space being configured for accommodating at least one vertically extending lighting element, respectively. a passenger compartment defining an interior space surrounded by sidewalls (62, 63, 64), which are formed by structural side panels arranged adjacent to each other, and at least one car door, said sidewalls (62, 63, 64) and/or said at least one car door forming at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion; at least one vertically extending lighting element comprising at least one light source and configured for illuminating the interior space; characterized in that the elevator car further comprises at least one vertically extending decorative control element, which is arranged between two decorative side elements and comprises a plurality of push buttons and a display; the decorative elements (13, 16) are spaced apart from the structural panels forming the sidewalls (62, 63, 64) of the elevator car thereby generating an empty space between the respective decorative element (13, 16) and the adjacent structural panel; wherein lateral end portions of the decorative side elements respectively facing the front side of the elevator car comprising the at least one car door and the opposing rear side of the elevator car are tilted with respect to main portions of the decorative side elements thereby forming a vertically extending corner comprising two outer side portions, which are arranged parallel to the respective structural side panels, and an arcuate inner side facing the interior space of the elevator car; and the at least one vertically extending lighting element, which allows to indirectly illuminate the car's interior space, is arranged in the space provided between the tilted lateral end portion of the respective decorative side element and the adjacent structural side panel forming the respective sidewall or the frame of the at least one car door; and/or wherein the decorative control element comprises a planar central portion, which is oriented basically parallel to the adjacent structural side panel, and two side portions, which are oriented basically rectangular with respect to the planar central portion so that at least a portion of the central portion overlaps with a portion of the adjacent decorative side element forming two receiving spaces respectively defined by one of the decorative side elements, the central portion and a side portion of the decorative control element, each receiving space being configured for accommodating at least one vertically extending lighting element, respectively.