Defunct restaurant and bar in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
SkyCity (originally known as theEye of the Needle )[ 1] [ 2] revolving restaurant and bar situated atop theSpace Needle inSeattle, Washington , United States.[ 3] [ 4]
Description and history [ edit ] The restaurant featured a 14-foot-deep (4.3 m) carousel (or ring-shaped) dining floor on which sat patrons' tables, chairs, and dining booths. Its floor revolved on a track and wheel system weighing roughly 125 tons, moving at a rate of one revolution every 47 minutes. It was the oldest operating revolving restaurant in the world at the time of its closure.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The restaurant was designed byJohn Graham & Company and styled after theLa Ronde they had built atop theAla Moana Center in 1961.[ 8] fine dining restaurant with acasual dress code and servedPacific Northwest cuisine andnew American cuisine , providing local seafood, steak, chicken and vegetarian items among others.[ 5] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
The restaurant was closed in September 2017 for the $100 million "The Century Project" renovation at the Space Needle, with plans for the dining area to be outfitted with a clear glass floor.[ 13] [ 14] [ 13] [ 15] cocktail lounge that opened in the restaurant's former space on April 9, 2021.[ 16]
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