Seattle Space Needle Tour Guide

The Space Needle is a tourist attraction in Seattle, Washington, which is actually a tower and has been a popular landmark in the Pacific Northwest. It is depicted as one of the famous symbols of the city of Seattle. You can find this marker right in the heart of Seattle Center. The Space Needle was built for the celebration of the World's Fair in 1962 and since then had been a great addition to Seattle attractions.

How tall is the Space Needle tower?

The Space Needle is 138 feet tall at its widest point but towers to more than 600 feet at its highest point. It weights over 9,500 tons. It is built to be strong and can withstand storms and strong winds, even earthquakes. It even has lighting rods on the top of its roof to repel lighting damage.

What to see in the Space Needle?

The Space Needle is a must-see place in Seattle because of its observation deck, which is about 520 feet above the ground. The Space Needle also features the SkyCity Restaurant which can give you a great view of Downtown Seattle skyline and the surrounding islands and mountains in Seattle. Because of the great attraction the Space Needle, there are a number of Seattle hotel suites that offers great accommodation just near this famous Seattle attraction.

Official Website of Space Needle

http://www.spaceneedle.com/

History of Seattle Space Needle

The creation of the Seattle Space Needle was the idea of Edward Carlson, the chairman of the 1962.World's Fair. It was inspired by the Stuttgart Tower in Germany. John Graham was one of the architects who got involved in the project. Although the plan for the Space Needle was already devised there's no land and budget to build it. But a year before the 1962 World fair, a 120 ft x 120 ft land was made available selling at $75,000 which used to be a switching equipment facility for the fire and police department. The Pentagram Corporation then build the Space Needle and was eventually owned by the Space Needle Corporation in 1977.

History and more information on Space Needle on Wikipedia.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Needle