Space Needle Fantasy #2

On a cold winter day while on a hunt for Seattle's 12th fan, I came upon this sight. These giant glass and metal flowers towered over thirty feet,... more

by Glenn McGloughlin

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Space Needle Fantasy #2

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Glenn McGloughlin

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On a cold winter day while on a hunt for Seattle's 12th fan, I came upon this sight. These giant glass and metal flowers towered over thirty feet, and when you walked directly under each one they made a different "wind reed" sound, almost Dr. Seuss like...

Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is a park, arts, and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. Its landmark feature is the 605-foot tall Space Needle, a now-iconic building that was, at its completion, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Seattle Center is located just north of Belltown in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood.
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, a landmark of the Pacific Northwest, and a symbol of Seattle. Built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors, nearly 20,000 people a day used its elevators.
Once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, it is 605 ft (184 m) high, 138 ft (42 m) wide, and weighs 9,550 tons. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour (89 m/s) and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude, as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. It also has 25 lightning rods.

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February 19th, 2014