Space Needle

The Space Needle is defined by its slender, tripod-like steel legs that flare out toward a wide, flying saucer-shaped observation deck six hundred and five feet in the air. Built as the centerpiece for the nineteen sixty-two World's Fair, it was designed to embody the era's fascination with space exploration and the future. The structure was nicknamed the four-hundred-day wonder because the entire tower was completed in less than a year to be ready for the opening day of the fair.