Columbia Center - Seattle, Washington
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N 47° 36.231 W 122° 19.801
10T E 550359 N 5272488
Columbia Center Tower
Waymark Code: WM40RM
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2008
Views: 97
Tallest building in Washington, tallest by number of floors west of the Mississippi. Originally designed to be 1,005 feet, the FAA insisted it be shortened because of a flight path to SeaTac Airport. The number of floors was retained by shortening the floor-to-floor height by 6 inches.
The view from the observation deck is stupendous.
Building Name: Columbia Center Tower
Structure Height: 935
Number of Stories: 76
Year Built: 1985
Architect/Design Firm: Chester L. Lindsey
Style: Post-Modern
Use: Other
Publicly accessible areas:
Offices, retail, banking, food court, observation deck.
Hours:
Sky View Observatory is open daily 10am-8pm
Cost:
Building access is free. However if you want to visit the observation deck on the 73rd floor it will cost you. The following information was obtained from the Sky View Observatory website:
TICKETS
Purchase your tickets online or in person on Floor 73. Pricing is as follows:
Adults: $14.25
Children Ages 6-12: $9.00
Children Ages 5 & under: FREE
Students & Military with ID: $9.00
Seniors 55+: $9.00
Annual Membership: $95.00
For groups of 10 or more, please contact us for rates:
groups@skyviewobservatory.com or 206.386.5564
Address:
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Building Website: [Web Link]
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
To visit this waymark, you must provide a description of your experience and add one photograph (taken by you) of any part of the skyscraper to the gallery. This photograph does not have to have either you or your GPS receiver in it.