Space Needle Glass Floor Thickness

The loupe s see through floor offers 360 degree views of the city and is reinforced with 10 layers of tightly bonded glass.
Space needle glass floor thickness. Now you can see all the way around and down. See seattle from 500 feet through the space needle s rotating glass floor. For floors code required loads and testing are typically 60 pounds square foot. Related content seattle s best architecture.
The world s first and only revolving glass floor is now suspended and spinning slowly at the 500 foot level of seattle s iconic 605 foot tall space age inspired space needle. The glass floor is the strongest structural glass added to the renovated space needle. By sarah anne lloyd sarahannelloyd aug 2 2018 3 16pm pdt. Hoisting of 11x7 ft glass 500 ft in the air.
Beyond the space needle. Between the revolving glass floor and its underlying soffit there are a total of 10 layers of glass. Space needle llc more than 176 tons and 10 types of glass were used to replace entire walls barriers and floors. The floor is powered by 12 motors and as reassurance to the faint hearted is constructed of 10 layers of tightly bonded glass.