The Space Needle has a 30-foot-deep foundation made with 2,800 yards of concrete and 250 tons of reinforcing steel. The above-ground portion of the Needle weighs an impressive 3,700 tons, but the ...

Randy Coté, Chief Marketing Officer at Space Needle, joined the John Curley Show to share some fun facts about the Space Needle. Listen to The John Curley Show every weekday at 3pm on KIRO ...

Read more about that here. - The Space Needle was built for $3.5 million with carbon steel called A36, according to the World's Fair media guide. More facts about the Space Needle can be found on ...

1999, it was named an official City of Seattle Landmark by the city's Landmark Preservation Board. Read more facts about the Space Needle and the history behind it on the Space Needle's website.

Last month, the Space Needle introduced a new interactive element that lets you view Seattle and the iconic building itself in a whole new light. And it’s a welcome change in this digital age, ...

The Seattle Space Needle is the famous one. The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair with lofty, space-age ambitions. Today, the structure is instantly recognizable. It's a towering ...

The Space Needle opened 60 years ago with a nod toward futuristic architecture. Inside the iconic Seattle structure today, the Needle is still focused on the future, deploying technology that it ...

The Space Needle unveiled its new all-glass, double-deck, outdoor elevator on Friday morning, called the Skyliner. A spokesperson for the Space Needle says the elevator is the first of its kind in ...

If there's one thing Seattle is known for (aside from coffee), it's the 605-foot-tall Space Needle. Built for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle has dominated Seattle's skyline ever since ...