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They were able to do it at a remarkable speed—in less than a year’s time.” The Space Needle is 605 feet tall. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building west of the ...

The tallest sequoia, a coast redwood found in Montgomery ... which sustains a single living branch and its needles. In a sense, these ancients have gone back to being seedlings.

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 ...