For my second post I just had to blog about the Seattle Space Needle. How could I not, right? Built for the World Fair and completed in 1961, it stands 605 feet tall. Although it is very tall, it’s center of gravity is just 5′ making it very stable and able to withstand eath quakes and wind speeds of up to 200 mph!
Seattle Space Needle Facts
- Engineer: John Minasian
- Built: 1960-61
- Structural Type: Vertical cantilever structure
- Structure Height: 605 Feet
- Structure Width: 138 Feet
- Observation Deck Height: 520 Feet
- SkyCity Restaurant Height: 500 Feet
- Structure Weight: 3,700 Tons
- Foundation Weight: 5,850 Tons
- Total Weight: 9,550 Tons
- Visitors: More than 1 million annually
- Ticket Prices: Free (age < 3) – $17.00
The Seattle Space Needle has 5 floors including an observation deck and a revolving restaurant. With it’s high speed elevators it takes only 43 seconds to reach the top. Visit http://www.spaceneedle.com/discover/funfacts.html for even more fun and interesting facts about the Seattle Space Needle. Want a free image of the Seattle Space needle? They have that too…FREE of charge! All you need to do is select the image you like, left click and save the image you want.
Credit for the top photo in this post goes to Dave Lindes, a Seattle photographer.
What a great construction! It is one of a kind and it fits to Seattle. If the climate would be different in Seattle I would at once move there. Surely I will be back for a visit.
It sounds like it was your first time visiting the space Needle. Yes, it is magnificent isn’t it. we hope you come back to Seattle to visit soon… and often!