Braking apparatus for braking a displaceable elevator car of an elevator installation and for measuring load changes caused in the elevator car, wherein the braking apparatus has: a brake for braking the elevator car relative to a stationary component of the elevator installation; a brake holding arrangement for holding the brake on the elevator car; a load measuring device having a force transmission element for measuring a force acting on the force transmission element; a load measuring device holding arrangement for holding the load measuring device on the elevator car; wherein the brake and the brake holding arrangement are configured such that the brake is to be held on the elevator car by means of the brake holding arrangement in such a way that the brake can be displaced relative to the elevator car in a force direction generated by the brake; wherein the load measuring device and the load measuring device holding arrangement are configured such that the load measuring device is to be held on the elevator car by means of the load measuring device holding arrangement in such a way that the load measuring device is fixed relative to the elevator car in the force direction generated by the brake; wherein the force transmission element of the load measuring device is operatively connected to the brake in order to be able to measure a force acting between the brake and the load measuring device due to a relative displacement of the brake relative to the load measuring device; characterized in that the load measuring device holding arrangement and the brake holding arrangement are connected to one another in an elastically deformable manner via a connecting piece arrangement. a brake for braking the elevator car relative to a stationary component of the elevator installation; a brake holding arrangement for holding the brake on the elevator car; a load measuring device having a force transmission element for measuring a force acting on the force transmission element; a load measuring device holding arrangement for holding the load measuring device on the elevator car; wherein the brake and the brake holding arrangement are configured such that the brake is to be held on the elevator car by means of the brake holding arrangement in such a way that the brake can be displaced relative to the elevator car in a force direction generated by the brake; wherein the load measuring device and the load measuring device holding arrangement are configured such that the load measuring device is to be held on the elevator car by means of the load measuring device holding arrangement in such a way that the load measuring device is fixed relative to the elevator car in the force direction generated by the brake; wherein the force transmission element of the load measuring device is operatively connected to the brake in order to be able to measure a force acting between the brake and the load measuring device due to a relative displacement of the brake relative to the load measuring device; characterized in that the load measuring device holding arrangement and the brake holding arrangement are connected to one another in an elastically deformable manner via a connecting piece arrangement.