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Space Needle
Standing at 605 feet and rising 200 feet above Seattle’s highest hill, the Space Needle is the city’s best known landmark. It was built in 1962 for Seattle’s futuristic World’s Fair and is visible over a vast area. It is a steel structure and weighs 3,700 tons and is anchored into its foundations using 72 massive bolts, each being 32 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter. It is claimed to be able to withstand winds of up to 150mph..The famous Needle attracts millions of visitors yearly, and over one million of these people take a ride in one of the three glass elevators to the observation desk at 520 feet. There are helpful displays which locate more than 60 important sites in the area. They also give a general history of the Needle. You can find several free, very high resolution telescopes in the building, which enable you to zoom in and have a closer view of these sites. If you manage to reserve a place at the SkyCity Restaurant on the 500th level, you automatically get to go to the observation desk free of charge. This is very worth while doing, as the views are out of this world. Amazingly, the restaurant constantly rotates, completing a full turn in 47 minutes, thus providing you with an unforgettable, panoramic view during the course of your meal. |
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