An elevator includes a car that is provided so as to be able to be raised and lowered in a building; a car door that is provided in the car and is capable of opening and closing a doorway of the car; a landing door that is provided in the boarding point provided in the building and can open and close the doorway in the boarding point; a switch unit that switches between a normal operation and an emergency operation; a connection mechanism that connects the car door and the landing door in the normal operation and enables the opening and closing of the landing door to be interlinked with the opening and closing of the car door; and a release unit configured to operate the connection mechanism to release the connection of the connection mechanism to the car door and the landing door when the switch unit is switched from the normal operation to the emergency operation.