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The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States.Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors.
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Seattle. The Space Needle is not a building, and is thus not included in this list; the 605-foot (184 m) tower was the tallest structure in the city from 1961 to 1969.
Year Built Structure Location Remarks 1 Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada: Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation ...
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The Space Needle, an official city landmark, featuring an observation deck and formerly a revolving restaurant. [9] At the time of its completion in 1961, the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. International Fountain, located in the center of the complex. Designed by Japanese architects Kazuyuki Matsushita and ...
The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.. This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."
And what about all that jargon—“moving the needle,” “building the plane while flying it,” and the incessant talk of back and front burners? But for neurodivergent workers, navigating the ...