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Chihuly Garden and Glass
Chihuly Garden and Glass
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Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
Art Museum
Frye Art Museum
Frye Art Museum
Art Museum
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This futurist "Googie" style tower is located in the Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which about 20,000 people a day visited the tower; a total of 2.3 million visitors during the fair's operation.
Standing at 605 feet (about 184 meters) and 138 feet (42 meters) wide at its widest point, the Space Needle weighs 9,550 tons. It is designed to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude, which is twice the requirements set by building codes at the time of its construction.
The tower is equipped with 25 lightning rods. A standout feature of the Space Needle is the observation deck at a height of 520 feet (159 meters), the SkyCity restaurant, and a gift shop. »