BUILDING BY DESIGN ENGINEERING THE SPACE NEEDLE BY KATE CONLEY CONTENT CONSULTANT Tyler S Sprague Assistant Professor Department of Architecture University of Washington Core Library Cover image The Space Needle is a brightly lit feature of the Seattle Washington skyline An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
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A SEATTLE LANDMARK Every Every day Valeriy Palanchuk clips out onto a narrow sloped ring It is himself into a harness Then he steps known as the halo This metal ledge circles the Space Needle a tower in Seattle Washington It is almost 600 feet 183 m off the ground Palanchuk walks gracefully around it Tourists inside the tower wave to him Palanchuk works at the Space Needle He and other workers brave frightening heights They plant flags on the top They replace the airplane beacon and light bulbs on top of the tower when they burn out All their work keeps the tower safe and ready for visitors The Space Needle attracts visitors from around the globe 5
