An elevator apparatus comprising: a first driving machine that has a first driving sheave, and that is disposed such that a rotating shaft of the first driving sheave is horizontal; a second driving machine that has a second driving sheave, and that is disposed such that a rotating shaft of the second driving sheave is horizontal; a car and a counterweight that can be moved vertically inside a hoistway; a first car suspending sheave (17/18) and a second car suspending sheave (19/20) that are disposed on the car in common; a first counterweight suspending sheave and a second counterweight suspending sheave that are disposed on the counterweight in common; and a main rope group that has: a first main rope that is wound sequentially around the first car suspending sheave (17/18), the first driving sheave, and the first counterweight suspending sheave; and a second main rope that is wound sequentially around the second car suspending sheave (19/20), the second driving sheave, and the second counterweight suspending sheave, the main rope group suspending the car and the counterweight; further, the first driving machine, the first car suspending sheave (17/18), and the first counterweight suspending sheave, and the second driving machine, the second car suspending sheave (19/20), and the second counterweight suspending sheave, are respectively disposed at positions that are symmetrical in a vertically projected plane of the hoistway relative to a straight line that connects a pair of car guide rails that guide the car, the elevator apparatus being characterized in that the rotating shafts of the first and second counterweight suspending sheaves (21/22) are inclined to the straight line that connects the respective car guide rails. a first driving machine that has a first driving sheave, and that is disposed such that a rotating shaft of the first driving sheave is horizontal; a second driving machine that has a second driving sheave, and that is disposed such that a rotating shaft of the second driving sheave is horizontal; a car and a counterweight that can be moved vertically inside a hoistway; a first car suspending sheave (17/18) and a second car suspending sheave (19/20) that are disposed on the car in common; a first counterweight suspending sheave and a second counterweight suspending sheave that are disposed on the counterweight in common; and a main rope group that has: a first main rope that is wound sequentially around the first car suspending sheave (17/18), the first driving sheave, and the first counterweight suspending sheave; and a first main rope that is wound sequentially around the first car suspending sheave (17/18), the first driving sheave, and the first counterweight suspending sheave; and a second main rope that is wound sequentially around the second car suspending sheave (19/20), the second driving sheave, and the second counterweight suspending sheave, the main rope group suspending the car and the counterweight; further, the first driving machine, the first car suspending sheave (17/18), and the first counterweight suspending sheave, and the second driving machine, the second car suspending sheave (19/20), and the second counterweight suspending sheave, are respectively disposed at positions that are symmetrical in a vertically projected plane of the hoistway relative to a straight line that connects a pair of car guide rails that guide the car, the elevator apparatus being characterized in that the rotating shafts of the first and second counterweight suspending sheaves (21/22) are inclined to the straight line that connects the respective car guide rails.