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A new documentary explores the artistic connection between two seattle icons. The space needle was build in the 1940s for the world fair. Save 45% off admission to the best seattle attractions with seattle citypass. In the tv series frasier an outline of it appears in the opening credits and the base is visible from the highrise. It is a city landmark and is considered an icon of seattle. The space needle was the highest building west of the mississippi at the time an. History the space needle was created from a simple sketch on a napkin in 1959 by the seattle worlds fair commission chairman, edward eddie carlson. Once the tallest structure west of the mississippi river, it is 605 ft 184 m high, 8 ft.
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The observation deck is 520 feet in the air and a 43second highspeed elevator ride brings you to the top. It has featured in movies such as it happened at the worlds fair 1962 and sleepless in seattle 1993. The tower is 605 ft tall, 184 m and at the time it was built, it was the tallest structure west of the mississippi river. Alternatively use it as a simple call to action with a. The nearly 600 foot needle sits right in the heart of the city, providing coverage for radio and television signals but is also open to the pubic with an observation desk and a classic revolving.
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