Columbia Center

Interés arquitectónico en Seattle, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Duración típica: 2h

Acceso y tarifas

• observatory tickets — sold at ground-floor desk or online; amount not stated in sources
• entrada pagada, observatorio (booking: en línea o en el sitio) — se recomienda reservar con anticipación fines de semana/verano
• validación de estacionamiento disponible (garage entrance: Fourth Avenue)
• Sky View Observatory Elite Experience: $47.00 (incluye: 360-degree views, a $15 café voucher and premium reserved window seating · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/15 (her screenshot))
• Sky View Observatory Sip & Sights: $37.00 (incluye: 360-degree views, a $10 café voucher and reserved window seating · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/15 (her screenshot))
• Sky View Observatory standard general admission: adult $27.00 (where: 73rd floor · incluye: 360-degree views and a $10 or $15 voucher at the Sky View Café & Bar · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/15 (her screenshot; official ticket portal gate prices))

Qué hacer

• plataforma de observación de 360° (nombre: Sky View Observatory · floor: 73rd)
• disfruta vistas panorámicas de 360° desde el observatorio Sky View
• disfruta bebidas, café o refrigerios ligeros en el bar y café Sky View
• aprende sobre Seattle a través de exhibiciones interpretativas
• observa transbordadores, aeronaves y actividad de la ciudad desde arriba
• on-site dining and retail (retailers: 25+ · atrium floors: 3)
• fotografía
• identifica puntos de referencia principales — Space Needle, Mount Rainier, Elliott Bay, Bellevue, Puget Sound, Cascade and Olympic Mountains
• observa la puesta de sol sobre Seattle

Antes de ir

• buy tickets online in advance (motivo: lines form on weekends and in summer)
• check website before visiting (motivo: private events occasionally close observatory floor)
• hours subject to change without notice (consejo: check official Sky View Observatory website before visiting)

Servicios

• bar and cafe on observatory floor
• on-site dining and food-to-go (examples: Jack's BBQ, Piroshky Pirosky, Starbucks, Evergreens, Jimmy John's)
• centro de fitness en el sitio
• on-site retail atrium (floors: 3 · retailers: 25+)
• sky lobby, 40th floor (status: newly renovated)
• underground concourse (connects: Seattle Municipal Tower, 800 Fifth Ave)

Mejor época para visitar

• vistas en días despejados (temporada: todo el año, mejor en días despejados)

Eventos y temporadas

• private events close observatory (temporada: varies; check official website before visiting)
• eventos privados, cierre del observatorio (temporada: ocasional, consulta el sitio oficial)

Características

• 76-story skyscraper (altura: 933 ft / 284 m)
• completed 1985 (architect: Chester L. Lindsey Architects · developer: Martin Selig)
• ingeniería antisísmica/contra viento (tech: amortiguadores viscoelásticos, arriostramiento triangular)
• revestimiento exterior (materials: vidrio templado ahumado, granito Carnelian)
• highest public viewpoint west of mississippi (floor: 73rd · elevación: 902 ft)
• sky view observatory, 73rd floor (view: 360-degree panoramic · elevación: 902 ft)
• structural design (features: viscoelastic dampers, triangle-shaped bracing, earthquake and hurricane-force wind resistant)
• edificio más alto de WA (altura: 933 ft (284 m) · stories: 76)
• west coast height rank (rank: 4th tallest as of 2017)

Cerca de aquí

• seattle municipal tower (connection: underground concourse from 2nd floor)
• westlake station (transit: Link Light Rail, streetcar, bus · distancia: 5-min walk)

Datos útiles

• bar/cafe service ends (timing: 30 minutes before closing)
• dirección del edificio (dirección: 701 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104)
• building doors lock (timing: 1 hour before observatory closing)
• closed christmas day (date: December 25; open Christmas Eve)
• closed thanksgiving (date: November 26)
• elevator ride time (duración: approx. 40 seconds)
• in spring and summer the Sky View Observatory opens daily with longer hours that vary by month; it can close early for private events, so check its hours page before booking (temporada: winter schedule, 1 October to 28 February · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/16 (her screenshots))
• last elevator cutoff (timing: 1 hour before closing)
• observatory address (dirección: 700 4th Ave, Floor 73, Seattle WA 98104)
• horario del observatorio (horario: 10 AM–9 PM diariamente) — fines de semana extendidos, variación estacional
• parking on site (entrance: 4th Ave · validation: for observatory visitors)
• the Sky View Café & Bar is open Thursday to Sunday 11 AM to 7:30 PM; food and drink service stops 30 minutes before the deck closes (temporada: winter schedule, 1 October to 28 February · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/16 (her screenshots))
• the Sky View Observatory runs a winter schedule from 1 October to 28 February: the deck is open Thursday to Sunday 11 AM to 8 PM and closed Monday to Wednesday (temporada: winter schedule, 1 October to 28 February · provided: Nelly, editorial 10/16 (her screenshots))
• ticket purchase (options: ground-floor desk, kiosks, or online in advance)
• transit access (modes: Link Light Rail, streetcar, bus · walk from Westlake Station: 5 min)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-6G1H-9XGWR

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