Space Needle Gold Roof

The space needle s chief engineer john minasian had also designed.

Space needle gold roof.

Two views one price just steps away at seattle center. The space needle is an observation tower in seattle washington united states considered to be an icon of the city and the pacific northwest it has also been designated as a seattle landmark located in the lower queen anne neighborhood it was built in the seattle center for the 1962 world s fair which drew over 2 3 million visitors nearly 20 000 people a day used its elevators during the. Over 2 3 million visitors came to the world fair overall. During this time almost 20 000 people used the elevators every day.

It is at the seattle center. Roof of seattle s space needle goes retro built for the 1962 seattle world s fair the space needle was meant to be a beacon of the future. In keeping with the 21st century theme of the world s fair the final coats of paint were dubbed astronaut white for the legs orbital olive for the core of the structure re entry red for the halo and galaxy gold for the sunburst and pagoda roof. The space needle is 605 feet 184 m high and 138 feet 42 m wide.

With a limited window of time available the space needle was in dire need of a roof recoat. Painted on its roof is for our 50th. Visit the newly renovated space needle and seattle s 1 exhibition chihuly garden and glass with one ticket. 3 x 3 inches rubber magnet with metallic gold lettering.

From left stuart rolfe jeff wright and mauren wright 15 jeff s daughter begin painting the roof of the space needle its original galaxy gold on tuesday april 17 2012. Rainier and skyline in the background under a gold moon. Jeff wright s father. To celebrate the needle s 50th anniversary on saturday.

The new roofing coating system needed to include robust watertight elements to protect the structure from the most extreme rains and winds while also providing a skid resistant pedestrian walking surface since concerts sporting events and vip viewings are often held at the iconic landmark. 21 2012 in seattle. The space needle was built for the 1962 world s fair. The space needle is a tower in seattle washington.

It weighs 9 550. The space needle sits in the forefront with the beautiful mt. Topthis in reference to a contest announced tuesday for fans of the 605 foot.