Category: Seattle
Seattle, Washington – Facts And Attractions
Seattle is characterized by its mountains and water. Located in east of Lake Washington, Elliot Bay and Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, is located at West of Duwamish River that flows south into the bay and waterway crosses the city of Lake Washington. Cascade Mountains rises to the east and west on [...]
Smith Tower , the oldest skyscraper in Seattle
Smith Tower is the first an the oldest skyscraper in Seattle, Washington completed in 1914 and named after its builder, magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith. Containing 38 floors, it was the tallest office building west of the Mississippi River till 1931 and remained the tallest building on the West Coast until the Space Needle was built [...]
Pioneer Square , Seattle
Pioneer Square is Seattle’s second oldest neighborhood that was once the heart of the city. The neighborhood takes its name from a small triangular plaza originally known as Pioneer Place. Pioneer Square District is the definitive center of Seattle’s vibrant art universe with high concentration of fine art galleries and studios. The district is characterized [...]
Pacific Science Center , Seattle
Pacific Science Center located in Seattle, Washington is a non-profit science museum sitting on 7.1 acres (29,000 m2) of south side of the Seattle Center. Like many museums, Pacific Science Center creates, builds and rents many traveling exhibits. Pacific Science Center also has a fleet of vans that provide science education to schools all across the [...]
Seattle Center
Seattle Center is a park , arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) site was used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition . First built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the Seattle Center is located just north of downtown Seattle, and offers everyone a beautiful relaxed environment for people to [...]
Space Needle – Symbol of Seattle
The Space Needle located in Seattle, Washington is a tower and a recognizable symbol of Seattle . The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high at its highest point and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons. When it was completed it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi [...]
