This Blog is running by me Yair Shalev as you know. If this is your first visit to my blog. Here is little about me. I am Yair Shalev. I live in Seattle, WA. There are many thing in Seattle, WA which I like most. Space Needle tower is one of them.
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.
Visitors can reach the top of the Space Needle by elevators that travel at 10 miles per hour (4.5 m/s). The trip takes 41 seconds, and some tourists wait in hour-long lines. On windy days, the elevators slow to 5 miles per hour (2.2 m/s). On April 19, 1999, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board designated it a historic landmark.
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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.
Yair Shalev Space Needle
Visitors can reach the top of the Space Needle by elevators that travel at 10 miles per hour (4.5 m/s). The trip takes 41 seconds, and some tourists wait in hour-long lines. On windy days, the elevators slow to 5 miles per hour (2.2 m/s). On April 19, 1999, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board designated it a historic landmark.
Thanks stopping by, Now you read Yair Shalev’s blog entry about Space Needle. Join me Yair Shalev to get more update about Seattle, WA and my interest.
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