Space Needle - Seattle, WA
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neoc1
N 47° 37.213 W 122° 20.950
10T E 548904 N 5274295
The Space Needle is located at 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA.
Waymark Code: WMZ85J
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2018
Views: 32
The Space Needle was built for the Century 21 Exposition World's Fair held in Seattle in 1962. By popular demand it was not torn down after the fair and has become Seattle's premier attraction and symbol of the city.
Facts about the Space Needle:
Concept: Edward E. Carlson
Architect: John Graham
Construction Time: 400 days
Cost: $4,500,000
Height: 605'
Observation Deck: 520'
Time to travel to Observation Deck: 43 seconds
Restaurant Level: 505'
Renovated 2018
Cost: $100,000,000
Special feature: World's largest Revolving Glass Floor
Visitors: 1,300,000/year
Stamp Issuing Country: Haiti
Date of Issue: November 19, 1962
Denomination: 1.00 Gourde
Color: red and light green
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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