なかなか壮観でした。
一般公開時には一日に何度も上げ下げするので、あとの整備が大変だという話を聞いたり聞かなかったり(笑)

It was quite a spectacle.

I both heard and didn't hear that since you could go up and down over and over while it was open to the public, it was rough on maitenance later. :-)