Why The Space Needle Looks like a UFO

The Space Needle is a 605-foot-tall observation tower that has been a landmark tourist attraction in Seattle, welcoming more than 60 million visitors since it opened on April 21, 1962. It cost 4.5 million to build and precisely 400 days to construct. The Space Needle is a modernistic totem of the Seattle World's Fair. Edward “Eddie” Carlson saw the potential of a Space Age tower as a symbol for the fair and the Seattle skyline. in 1999, the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board approved the designation of the Space Needle as a "historic landmark." The assignment was made official on April 19th by the Seattle City Council.

Chapters:
00:00 The Space Needle is a symbol of the Seattle World's Fair
00:59 Edward E. Carlson was inspired to make the Space Needle
02:51 Who imagined the shape of the space needle?
03:07 The Space Needle’s placement in the city
03:32 Financing the Space Needle
03:51 Construction of the Space Needle
06:03 When The Space Needle opened for the World's Fair
06:44 The Space Needle’s in pop culture
08:17 Stunts at The Space Needle
10:05 The Space Needle rotating restaurant
11:11 The Space Needle's firework productions
12:09 Events hosted at the Space Needle
12:52 “The Century Project” restoration of the Space Needle
14:08 Why the Legacy Light, or sky beam, was added to the Space Needle

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