The Space Needle is a landmark and tourist attraction in Seattle, Washington, United States.
It was built for the World Expo fair in 1962, along with the monorail system, providing transit from the Seattle Center to Westlake, a downtown shopping mall (which was built later and attached to the monorail). It was designed to look like a UFO (except they hadn't mastered the flying in one place part). When it was built, it was the tallest building in Seattle.
The Space Needle has a revolving restaurant inside the top, and an observation desk above. Inside the area of the observation deck is the gift shop and coin-operated telescopes. The observation deck was remodeled recently to add a revolving solid glass floor, which is great for those with fear of heights to look down from, and even better for the braver ones to take selfies on. The top floor is 520 feet high.
If you really want to know the rest, you can Google the Space Needle's website.
It was built for the World Expo fair in 1962, along with the monorail system, providing transit from the Seattle Center to Westlake, a downtown shopping mall (which was built later and attached to the monorail). It was designed to look like a UFO (except they hadn't mastered the flying in one place part). When it was built, it was the tallest building in Seattle.
The Space Needle has a revolving restaurant inside the top, and an observation desk above. Inside the area of the observation deck is the gift shop and coin-operated telescopes. The observation deck was remodeled recently to add a revolving solid glass floor, which is great for those with fear of heights to look down from, and even better for the braver ones to take selfies on. The top floor is 520 feet high.
If you really want to know the rest, you can Google the Space Needle's website.
On New Years Eve 2021, due to pandemic restrictions, instead of the usual fireworks show the Space Needle put on a virtual light show that was only viewable online.
by Simmaniac January 13, 2021