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Space Needle

Space Needle — image credits (ID:166234)

Space Needle — image credits (ID:166235)

Space Needle — image credits (ID:166231)

Space Needle — image credits (ID:166232)

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General Information

Beginning of works:	1960
Completion:	21 April 1961
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Vertical cantilever structure
Function / usage:	Observation tower
Material:	Reinforced concrete tower

Location

Location:	Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Part of:	Century 21 Exposition
Coordinates:	47° 37' 14.26" N 122° 20' 57.45" W

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Technical Information

Materials

piers	steel
shaft	reinforced concrete

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Participants

Structural engineering

John Minasian (structural engineer)

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

Heinle, Erwin / Leonhardt, Fritz (1997): Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen. 3^rd edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 252-253.

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20000285
Date created
21/05/1999
Last Update
16/10/2015