The first such elevator was invented by Ivan Kulibin and installed in the Winter Palace in 1793, while several years later another of Kulibin's elevators was installed in Arkhangelskoye near Moscow.
O primeiro modelo foi construído por Ivan Kulibin e instalado no Palacio de Inverno en 1793, mentres que varios anos máis tarde, outro ascensor Kulibin foi instalado en Arkhangelsk, preto de Moscova.