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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.
Space Needle: 184 m (605 ft) 1962 Steel Seattle, Washington: Built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition. 5 San Jacinto Monument: 173 m (567 ft) 1939 Concrete La Porte, Texas: The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto.
[10] [18] By 1959, office space occupying downtown buildings had overtaken retail uses, with over 4,987,000 square feet (463,300 m 2). [19] 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 ...
The intergalactic theme within CityVille has grown this weekend via the launch of the Space Needle in our towns. Rather than looking like the real world Space Needle, this structure is unique in ...
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Kerry Park is a small public park and viewpoint on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States.It overlooks Downtown Seattle and is located along West Highland Drive between 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West.
• Space Needle, Seattle The resort was named after the stratosphere in Earth's atmosphere , as a reference to the height of the tower. [ 199 ] At 1,149 ft (350 m), it is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, [ 200 ] and the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere , surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto , Ontario .
The design of Näsinneula was inspired by the Space Needle in Seattle. The idea of a revolving restaurant was taken from the Puijo Tower, which is located in Kuopio, the city of North Savonia. The base of the tower is at about 15 metres (49 ft) of elevation from lake Näsijärvi.