Seattle Galleries

Downtown Seattle from the top of the Columbia Center : The Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower and the Columbia Seafirst Center) is a 76-story skyscraper on 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle. It's the tallest building in Pacific Northwest. An observation deck is located on the 73rd floor. On November 2, 2009, I visted the observation deck and took these photos.

Downtown Seattle from the top of the Columbia Center

The Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower and the Columb ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 3:08pm PST

Downtown Seattle :

Downtown Seattle

Updated: Jul 08, 2007 12:08am PST

Space Needle : Built in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle is the Pacific Northwest's most recognizable landmark and is the symbol of Seattle, Washington. Located on the grounds of Seattle Center, it is now privately owned. The Space Needle is a tower 605 feet high. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph and earthquakes up to 9.1 magnitude, and has 25 lightning rods on the roof to withstand lightning strikes. The Space Needle features an observation deck at 520 feet , the SkyCity restaurant, and a gift shop.

Space Needle

Built in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle is the Pacif ...

Updated: Jul 08, 2007 12:16am PST

Museum of Flight : The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, attracting more than 400,000 visitors annually. The Museum's collection includes more than 150 historically significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the Red Barn--the original manufacturing facility of The Boeing Company. The Museum's aviation and space library and archives are the largest on the West Coast.

Museum of Flight

The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 5:57pm PST

Pike Place Market : Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market, which opened in 1907, is a place of business for many small merchants and a popular tourist destination. Located in the downtown area, it occupies more than nine acres.

Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay water ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 12:54am PST

Gasworks Park : Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. The plant, which operated from 1906 to 1956, was purchased by the City of Seattle for park purposes in 1962, and the park was opened to the public in 1975. It was originally named Myrtle Edwards Park after the city councilwoman who had spearheaded the drive to acquire the site and who died in a car crash in 1969. In 1972 the Edwards family requested that her name be taken off the park because the design called for the retention of much of the plant. In 1976, Elliott Bay Park was renamed Myrtle Edwards Park.

Gasworks Park

Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre public park on th ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 11:19pm PST

Lake Washington Aboretum :

Lake Washington Aboretum

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 11:29pm PST

Ballard Locks : The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are a complex of locks that sit in the middle of Salmon Bay, part of Seattle's Lake Washington Ship Canal. They are known locally as the Ballard Locks after the neighborhood to their north. The complex includes two locks, a small (30 x 150 foot, 8.5 x 45.7 meter) and a large (80 x 825 foot, 24.4 x 251.5 meter).

Ballard Locks

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are a complex of locks that sit in the m ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 12:12pm PST

Aerial Seattle :

Aerial Seattle

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 10:08pm PST

I-90 Floating Bridge : Concrete does float. There are two spans of I-90 on floating concrete pontoons.

I-90 Floating Bridge

Concrete does float. There are two spans of I-90 on floating concrete ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 8:59pm PST

Volunteer Park : Volunteer Park was acquired by the city of Seattle for $2,000 in 1876 from J.M. Colman. In 1885, it was designated a cemetery, but two years later it was named "Lake View Park," and the cemetery was developed on an adjacent plot of land. The park then became known as "City Park." In 1901, it was renamed "Volunteer Park" to honor the volunteers who served in the Spanish-American War. The park includes a conservatory, completed in 1912; a water tower with an observation deck; a reservoir; the Seattle Asian Art Museum; a statue of William H. Seward; and a sculpture, Black Sun, by Isamu Noguchi.

Volunteer Park

Volunteer Park was acquired by the city of Seattle for $2,000 in 1876 ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 9:32am PST

Seattle Public Library : The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving Seattle, Washington. It was officially established by the city in 1890, though there had been a library association active in Seattle since 1868. This new Central Library was designed by Rem Koolhaas and his group, the OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture.

Seattle Public Library

The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving Seattl ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 8:58pm PST

Kerry Park :

Kerry Park

Updated: Jun 03, 2006 10:20pm PST