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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.
Both the width and height of the arch are 630 feet (192 m). The arch is the tallest memorial in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world. 4 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 ...
Space Needle: 184 m 1962 United States: Seattle: Brasília Digital TV Tower: 182 m 2012 Brazil: Brasília, DF Nagoya TV Tower: 180 m 1954 Japan: Nagoya: PL Peace Tower: 1970 Tondabayashi: Hošťálkovice transmitter: 1979 Czech Republic: Ostrava: Samut Prakan Observation Tower: 179.55 m 2017 Thailand: Samut Prakan: Telecommunication Tower ...
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.
What could be more fitting than to put Seattle’s Space Needle on the patch for an actual space mission? Even though this particular mission is due to be launched half a world away, there’s ...
The Space Needle, an official city landmark, featuring an observation deck and formerly a revolving restaurant. [10] At the time of its completion in 1961, the Space Needle was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. International Fountain, located in the center of the complex. Designed by Japanese architects Kazuyuki Matsushita ...
• 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.
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 ...