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The Northern Life Tower was the first building in Seattle to illustrate this style, now known as Art Deco or Art Moderne. Derived from Eliel Saarinen's famous, second-place proposal for the Chicago Tribune contest , the Northern Life Tower building beautifully illustrates the increasing popularity of a simple, smooth, almost machine-like exterior.
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.
Seattle was selected to host the World's Fair in 1962, revitalizing the downtown area and bringing the construction of the fairgrounds' centerpiece, the Space Needle. The 605-foot (184 m) observation tower became the symbol of the fair and a landmark for Seattle, and was the first new structure to surpass the Smith Tower in height. [15] [20]
Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park: 1400 E. Prospect Street: More images: Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple: 1427 S Main St. More images: Seattle Center House / a.k.a. The Armory: 305 Harrison Street: More images: Seattle Center Playhouse and Exhibition Hall: Seattle Center: Images: Seattle Empire Laundry: 2301 Western Avenue / 66 Bell ...
4/C, also known as 4th & Columbia, is a proposed supertall skyscraper in Seattle, Washington, United States.If built, the 1,020-foot-tall (310 m), 91-story tower would be the tallest in Seattle, surpassing the neighboring Columbia Center, and the first supertall in the Pacific Northwest.
1201 Third Avenue (formerly Washington Mutual Tower) is a 235.31-meter (772.0 ft), 55-story skyscraper in Downtown Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the third-tallest building in the city , the eighth-tallest on the West Coast of the United States , and the 97th-tallest in the United States .
Waterfront Park and the Alaskan Way Viaduct, in 2008. As of 2020, the main route along the Central Waterfront is Alaskan Way.Alaskan Way follows the route of the earlier railway line and one-time Railroad Avenue along the "Ram's Horn" from just north of S. Holgate Street in the Industrial District to Broad Street at the north end of the Central Waterfront.
The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.