Geese flock flies V over International Fountain, Space Needle, built for 1962 World's Fair at Seattle Center, Washington, USA.

A flock of geese flies over the International Fountain below the Space Needle. The International Fountain was built for the 1962 World's Fair at Seattle Center, Washington, USA, as a modernist water sculpture. With over 20 spouts, the musical fountain goes through programmed cycles of shooting water patterns, accompanied by recorded world music. The music is changed every month, and chosen to coordinate with the water patterns. The Space Needle (605 feet tall) annually hosts more than 1 million visitors, making it the number one tourist attraction in the Pacific Northwest. When the Space Needle was built in 1962 for the World's Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The entire Space Needle saucer does not rotate, only a 14-foot ring next tthe windows rotates on the SkyCity restaurant level. The 100 foot, or SkyLine, level was built in 1982. The original name of the Space Needle was "The Space Cage." The original name of the restaurant was "Eye of the Needle." Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.

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A flock of geese flies over the International Fountain below the Space Needle. The International Fountain was built for the 1962 World's Fair at Seattle Center, Washington, USA, as a modernist water sculpture. With over 20 spouts, the musical fountain goes through programmed cycles of shooting water patterns, accompanied by recorded world music. The music is changed every month, and chosen to coordinate with the water patterns. The Space Needle (605 feet tall) annually hosts more than 1 million visitors, making it the number one tourist attraction in the Pacific Northwest. When the Space Needle was built in 1962 for the World's Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The entire Space Needle saucer does not rotate, only a 14-foot ring next tthe windows rotates on the SkyCity restaurant level. The 100 foot, or SkyLine, level was built in 1982. The original name of the Space Needle was "The Space Cage." The original name of the restaurant was "Eye of the Needle." Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.