Space Needle Elevator

The space needle features an observation deck 520 ft 160 m above ground providing views of the downtown seattle skyline the olympic and cascade mountains mount rainier mount baker elliott bay and various islands in puget sound.

Space needle elevator. The view looking out from the elevator and observation deck of the seattle space needle. The nation s first full scale commercial monorail system and a beloved seattle landmark the seattle center monorail provides a fun quick and convenient link between downtown seattle and the space needle. Single pilot jet flight carlsbad to dallas duration.

Seattle space needle elevator ride view observation deck duration. The space needle s exterior elevators are different from nearly all elevators in the world. It takes 43 seconds to travel in a space needle elevator from the ground to the tower s top level 520 feet above seattle.

Most other materials came up the space needle s existing elevators. Visitors can reach the top of the space needle by elevators that travel at 10 mph 16 km h completing the ascent in 41 seconds they are slowed to 5 mph 8 0 km h on windy days. The space needle was designated as an official landmark in 1999.

Ride our glass elevators to our observation deck for a 360 view of the great smoky mountains and gatlinburg. The space needle installed the loupe the world s first revolving glass floor in 2018. An additional challenge during the project was the building itself.

Clearly awe inspiring the space needle is now open with limited capacity and industry leading elevating clean standards. The space needle is an active building contracting twisting and expanding depending on wind and temperature that would make any construction project and choice of materials a difficult one. Plus it s a short ride to the top less than a minute and they are always operated by team members for a touchless experience.

The iconic gatlinburg space needle is a 407 observation tower that overlooks downtown gatlinburg and the smoky mountains. Unlike indoor elevators ours draw in 100 fresh air from outside.