SEATTLE WASHINGTON

August 23-26, 2011

four days in seattle

SPACE NEEDLE

The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle, Washington and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and a symbol of Seattle. Located at the Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high at its highest point and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons. When it was completed it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour (89 m/s) and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude, which would protect the structure against an earthquake as powerful as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. The tower also has 25 lightning rods on its roof to prevent lightning damage.

The Space Needle features an observation deck at 520 feet (160 m), and a gift shop with the rotating SkyCity restaurant at 500 feet (150 m). From the top of the Needle, one can see not only the Downtown Seattle skyline, but also the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay and surrounding islands. Photographs of the Seattle skyline often show the Space Needle in a prominent position, even appearing to tower above the rest of the city's skyscrapers, as well as Mount Rainier in the background. This occurs because the tower, which is equivalent in height to a 60-story building, stands more than a kilometer northwest of most downtown skyscrapers.

Visitors can reach the top of the Space Needle via elevators that travel at 10 miles per hour (4.5 m/s). The trip takes 43 seconds, and some tourists wait in hour-long lines in order to ascend to the top of the tower. On windy days, the elevators are slowed down to a speed of 5 miles per hour (2.2 m/s). The Space Needle was designated a historic landmark on April 19, 1999 by the City's Landmarks Preservation Board.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

General information
Type	Observation tower
Location	400 Broad Street Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47.6204°N 122.3491°WCoordinates: 47.6204°N 122.3491°W
Construction started	April 17, 1961
Completed	December 8, 1961
Opening	April 21, 1962
Height
Antenna spire	184.41 m (605.0 ft)
Top floor	158.12 m (518.8 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	6
Elevator count	3
Design and construction
Owner	Space Needle Corporation
Main contractor	Howard S. Wright Construction Co
Architect	John Graham & Company
Structural engineer	John K. Minasian Victor Steinbrueck

FREE PICTURE FROM THE SPACE NEEDLE!

the higlight of my trip

to see the space needle!! woo!! so damn happy!

ticket for two :)

technology for 2011 hahah

 at SHERATON LOBBY HOTEL

BREAKFAST

 starbucks!

SULLIVAN'S STEAKHOUSE

 

 

 desert! yummy!

seattle downtown

my map lol :)

lol i saw this in front of forever 21 store..

Public market

fish and chips

MONORAIL

going back to the hotel

 SHERATON HOTEL