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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.
Pictures released by a conservation group show a young humpback whale breaching in front of the Space Needle as it visited the waters off Seattle last week, capturing a rare display of wildlife ...
Original - Panoramic view from Space Needle, Seattle, WA. Pictures taken from the top, almost all around. The panorama starts with Puget Sound on the left and then rotates clockwise, showing Queen Anne, Lake Union, I-5, Downtown and then again Puget Sound with some cranes from Seattle Harbor Edit 1 - crop, downsample, slight sharpen, some noise reduction
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.
It overlooks Downtown Seattle and is located along West Highland Drive between 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West. The park's view is considered to offer the most iconic views of the city skyline, with the Space Needle prominent at the center, Elliott Bay to the west, and Mount Rainier in the background. [1] [2]
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