Introduction
The Space Needle is an observation tower as well as an exhibition building located in Seattle, Washington, constructed between 1960-1962 during the World’s Fair. It attracted over 2.3 million tourists and almost 20,000 people during the event used its elevator. It is 184 m high and includes a revolving SkyCity restaurant at 150 m height as well as an observation tower at 160 m height. Also, it weighs 9,550 tons and is designed to withstand an airspeed of 200 mph. In addition to this, it is designed to resist earthquakes up to 9.0 magnitude and has 25 lightning rods to provide proper earthing in case of lightning and thunder. It was registered as an official landmark of Seattle in 1999...
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