If Elevators Didn T Show Floor Numbers

Today 85 percent of elevator panels don t have the number 13.

If elevators didn t show floor numbers. Examples of unlucky floor numbers that usually omitted in elevators all numbers ending with four 4 in chinese culture fourth floor is usually omitted from most elevator fixtures in a chinese building this is because the number means death 死 it was considered that the number 4 in putunghua means sì while death is sǐ and cantonese means sei3 while death is sei2. While the 14 th floor is actually the 13 th floor for obvious structural reasons guests seem to take comfort in the fact that the number 13 is not mentioned at all. The most common include denoting what would otherwise be considered the thirteenth floor as level 14 giving the thirteenth floor an alternate designation such as 12a or m the. Us made signs and labels.

Number of elevators along with their size speed are primarily determined by design of the building usable areas of each floor number of floors and height of each floor. Omitting the 13th floor may take a variety of forms. The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky. Elevator floor numbers found in.

The elevator system required is calculated or estimated accordingly based on. You won t find it on the panels and you won t find it in the stairwells.