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37 m), containing switching equipment for the fire and police alarm systems. The land, which originally had the neighborhood's fire station until 1921, was sold by the city for $ 75,000. At this point, only one year remained before the World's Fair would begin. The Needle was privately financed and built by the
Pentagram Corporation, consisting of
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The space reopened in August 2018 as the Loupe, an indoor observation deck with a revolving glass floor. It takes 45 minutes for the observation deck to do a full rotation. Two sets of stairs called the Oculus Stairs were added to connect the two new additional levels. They were named after the glass
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With time an issue, the construction team worked around the clock. The domed top, housing the top five levels (including the restaurants and observation deck), was perfectly balanced so that the restaurant could rotate with the help of one tiny electric motor, originally 0.8 kilowatts (1.1 hp),
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Paul D. Baker was the first person to jump from the Space Needle, committing suicide on March 4, 1974. Mary
Lucille Wolf also jumped from the tower that year, on May 25. Following the two 1974 suicides, netting beneath and improved fencing around the observation deck were installed. In spite of the
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37 years after it opened. It was the youngest historic landmark in the city. Renovations were completed in 2000 at a cost ($ 21 million) approximately the same in inflated dollars as the original construction price. Renovations between 1999 and 2000 included the SkyCity restaurant, SpaceBase retail
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As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary in April 2012, the roof of the Needle was painted "Galaxy Gold", which is more of an orangish color in practice. This is the same color used when the needle was originally constructed for the 1962 World's Fair. This temporary makeover, intended to
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The proposed Space Needle had no pre-selected site. Since it was not financed by the city, land had to be purchased within the fairgrounds. The investors had been unable to find suitable land and the search for a site was nearly dead when, in 1961, they discovered a lot, 120 by 120 ft (37 by
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shining skyward from the top of the Space Needle to honor national holidays and special occasions in
Seattle. The concept of this beam was derived from the official 1962 World's Fair poster, which depicted such a light source although none was incorporated into the original design. It is somewhat
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oculus at the base of the stairs where the Space Needle elevators can be seen ascending and descending. A café, wine bar, more restrooms, and an additional accessibility elevator to the top observation deck were also added. The three elevators are scheduled to be replaced with new units from
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of almost 2,611 psi (18,000 kPa) and a temperature of approximately 194 °F (90 °C). The cleaning was only done at night so that the Space Needle could stay open to the public. No detergents were used in consideration of the
Seattle Center and the nearby
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Seattle. The miniseries mistakenly portrays the Needle as crumbling concrete, though the structure is actually made of steel and designed to withstand up to a 9.0 earthquake. The Space Needle was also the site of the first task for the finale of
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Restaurant, which was originally named Eye of the Needle, and Emerald Suite. These were closed in 2000 to make way for
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Banquet Facility can accommodate groups of 20–360 people.
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that was ultimately omitted from final building plans. The main stairwell has 848 steps from the basement to the top of the observation deck. At approximately 605 ft (184 m), the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the
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September 11, 2001, to September 22, 2001, in response to the
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Century Project, the work was scheduled to finish by June 2018, at a cost of $ 100 million in private funds provided by the Wright family, who own the Space Needle. The designer is
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proposed the construction of five smaller replicas of the Space Needle around the city to promote tourism, though official plans to build the proposed structures have not yet materialized.
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jolted the Needle enough for water to slosh out of the toilets in the restrooms, the structure is designed to avoid serious structural damage in earthquakes of magnitudes below 9.1.
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elevators for passengers—during the offseason between September 2023 and May 2025. For the first several months of construction, a temporary enclosure will be added above the roof.
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reported that the Space Needle had collapsed, causing panicked people to call emergency services and forcing the station to apologize afterwards; the incident was compared to the
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colors and logos. The Galaxy Gold paint scheme returned for the Space Needle's 60th anniversary in May 2022 and was replaced a year later at a cost of $ 60,000 to $ 70,000.
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Stredicke, Victor (October 27, 1974). "High living for KAYO disk jockey".
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2639:"The 5 Most Famous Seattle Landmarks from TV Shows & Movies"
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1895:"Century 21 Exposition (1962): Theme Songs and Souvenir Records"
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Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino
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2592:"Seattle Space Needle was the site of premature birth".
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Lost and Found Films: Building the Space Needle, 1961
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Space Needle seen from Wenatchee Ferry on Puget Sound
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2918:"KING-TV on Space Needle hoax: Sorry, folks".
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2186:"Californian is Needle's 45 millionth visitor"
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2276:Taylor, Chuck (September 20, 1995).
2229:"Spit and polish for a Seattle icon"
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1972:"High living atop Space Needle OK".
1748:McNerthney, Casey (August 5, 2010).
1640:Northwest, Durango (July 16, 2010).
1296:List of tallest buildings in Seattle
1123:(Notice of Proposed Land Use Action)
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895:logo painted after the team won the
814:Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board
667:Kansas City Power and Light Building
4116:Buildings and structures in Seattle
3082:Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle
2370:Greenstone, Scott (June 12, 2017).
2250:Trujillo, Joshua (April 17, 2012).
2083:Egan, Timothy (December 29, 1999).
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3690:Henry M. Jackson Federal Building
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2608:"3rd Person Kills Self at Needle"
2514:Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
2473:Treviño, Julissa (May 24, 2018).
2389:Young, Bob (September 16, 2017).
2158:Lindblom, Mike (April 11, 2002).
1531:(Podcast). Event occurs at 19:30
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2698:McFadden, Kay (May 13, 2004).
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4161:Symbols of Washington (state)
2893:"Seattle Storm change colors"
2211:"Space Needle - Seattle, USA"
1935:. July 14, 1963. p. TV4.
1912:rixarcade (August 15, 2013).
1483:Through the Eye of the Needle
1306:
1128:Other TV appearances include
535:controversial because of the
21:Space Needle (disambiguation)
4141:Towers in Washington (state)
3938:Tallest buildings in Seattle
2922:. April 3, 1989. p. A8.
1370:"Emporis building ID 119476"
939:Hoffman Construction Company
599:Western International Hotels
556:at the time it was built by
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2581:. May 26, 1974. p. 49.
2026:Cook, John (July 3, 2003).
1321:"Landmarks and Designation"
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3433:Typewriter Eraser, Scale X
2920:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2819:. McFarland. p. 121.
2792:. Peter Lang. p. 65.
2555:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2256:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2190:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2062:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2032:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1754:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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2325:"Space Needle Fact Sheet"
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768:9.2 earthquake in Alaska
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935:Olson Kundig Architects
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2786:Jeremy Packer (2009).
2613:Albany Democrat-Herald
1832:Schulmerich Bells, LLC
1810:"Space Needle History"
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3084:. Documentary Media.
3080:Knute Berger (2012).
3045:(December 14, 2023).
2721:"Century 21: Seattle"
1405:Glass Steel and Stone
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893:Huskies football team
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3369:Fountain of Creation
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2840:Kim Fellner (2008).
2577:. Portland, Oregon.
2574:The Sunday Oregonian
1780:"Mysteries revealed"
1760:on February 18, 2011
1605:Emerald City Journal
1551:"Space Needle Facts"
1107:1938 radio broadcast
1045:Sleepless in Seattle
846:proof of vaccination
706:largest in the world
615:revolving restaurant
587:Seattle World's Fair
513:Nisqually earthquake
507:While the 2001 6.8 M
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3908:1015 Second Avenue
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3670:1918 Eighth Avenue
3323:Northwest Folklife
2765:. February 2, 2012
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2799:978-0-8204-8669-7
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2137:The Seattle Times
2119:The Seattle Times
2013:The Seattle Times
1989:The Seattle Times
1974:The Seattle Times
1933:The Seattle Times
1790:on April 26, 2011
1671:"Columbia Center"
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1135:Life After People
1039:The Parallax View
982:Jumping incidents
842:COVID-19 pandemic
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643:Howard S. Wright
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