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Space Needle
400 Broad Street
Seattle WA United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1960 | | Finished | 1961 | | Floor Count | 5 | | Floor to Floor | 5 m | | Elevator Count | 3 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - observation | | Structural Types | | - tower | | - pod | | - pole | | - revolving floor | | Architectural Style | | - late-modernist | | Materials | | - steel |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Antenna | | 184.4 m | | Official Website | | | | | | | | Observation deck | | 158.5 m | | Official Website | | | | | | | | Restauraunt | | 152.4 m | | Official Website | | | | | | | | Skyline banquet facility | | 30.5 m | | Official Website | | | | | |
Description
- Originally built for the 1962 World Fair
- The Space Needle became an official historic city landmark status on April 19, 1999.
- The tower's saucer does not revolve, only the 14-foot ring next to the windows.
- It took 400 days to design and build the Space Needle.
- The Structure was completed in December 1961, and didnt open until April, 1962.
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| Companies | | | John Graham & Associates | - | architect |
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