Looking for the nearest stop or station to Space Needle? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination:ĥth Ave N & Republican St Denny Way & 5th Ave N Denny Way & 2nd Ave N 3rd Ave & Cedar St 7th Ave N & Thomas St Westlake Ave & 7th Ave Seattle Center. View schedules, routes, timetables, and find out how long does it take to get to Space Needle in real time.
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Wondering how to get to Space Needle in Seattle, United States? Moovit helps you find the best way to get to Space Needle with step-by-step directions from the nearest public transit station. Public Transit to Space Needle in Seattle The undefined fare to Space Needle costs about $3.00.
Denny Way & 2nd Ave N is 448 yards away, 7 min walk.Denny Way & 5th Ave N is 399 yards away, 5 min walk.5th Ave N & Republican St is 190 yards away, 4 min walk.The closest stations to Space Needle are: What are the closest stations to Space Needle?.In 2000, the Space Needle underwent renovations that cost nearly five times the original price tag of $4.5 million. The lamps are lit to honor national holidays and special occasions in Seattle. Skybeam boasts intensely bright lamps, about 85 million candle power, that glitter skyward from the top of the Space Needle. On New Year's Eve, 1999, a powerful beam of light, known as the Legacy Light or Skybeam, was unveiled for the first time. The top dome, which houses the top five levels of the structure, including the restaurants and observation deck, was perfectly balanced so that the restaurant can be rotated with the help of one tiny electric motor putting out just one horsepower (now 1.5 hp). The concrete base of the needle weighs the same as the above-ground structure making the Space Needle's center of gravity five feet above ground level. The construction team worked around the clock, and the Space Needle was completed just in time, on April 21, 1962. When construction began, only one year was left until the World's Fair opening. A 120-by-120-foot plot was found and sold to investors for $75,000. Since the Space Needle was not financed by the city, land had to be purchased that lay within the fairgrounds.
A final compromise was reached just 18 months before the fair opened. Graham, a renowned architect who had recently won praise for designing the world's first shopping mall, the Northgate Mall in Seattle, proposed the concept of a flying saucer instead of the balloon. He sketched a giant balloon tethered to the ground. Carlson, president of Western International Hotels at the time, was inspired during a visit to the Stuttgart Tower of Germany. The design of the Space Needle was finalized by blending the ideas proposed by Edward Carlson and John Graham. The Space Needle also features a restaurant and gift shop. It boasts an observation deck at 520 feet above ground level, which provides outstanding views of the downtown Seattle skyline, the Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Elliot Bay, and the San Juan Islands. The Space Needle is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph, earthquakes up to 9.1 magnitude, and features 25 lightning rods on the roof to withstand lightning strikes. Located on the Seattle Center grounds, the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at the time it was built. The tower is 605 feet high and 138 feet wide at its widest point, and weighs 9,550 tons. The Space Needle is the most recognizable landmark in the Pacific Northwest, and is the symbol of Seattle, Washington.īuilt in 1962, the Space Needle served as the focal point of that year's World's Fair, during which it hosted 2.3 million visitors.
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