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The International Fountain and Washington State Coliseum at night, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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| Title | The International Fountain and Washington State Coliseum at night, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Kloostra, Erven |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | The International Fountain was the product of an international competition won by two Tokyo architects. It was originally designed with a basin of irregularly shaped rocks to suggest the terrain of unexplored galaxies, and included colored lights. The fountain was completely replaced and expanded in a $6.5 million project in 1995, the sharp-edged rock replaced with a bowl and the iron nozzles with a smooth silver dome.
The Washington State Coliseum was designed by architect Paul Thiry and built for a cost of $4.5 million. In the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid, it has no interior roof supports. The aluminum paneled roof is supported by steel compression trusses and nearly six miles of steel tension cables. The Coliseum was remodeled in 1995, adding 3, 000 new seats, and was renamed KeyArena. |
| Notes | Caption information sources: HistoryLink.org; Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962: Century 21 Exposition; Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 26-27. |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fountains--Washington (State)--Seattle; KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.); Night photographs; Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.27.8.5 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 slide: color; 35mm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original slide using Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, as 5495 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, Adobe RGB 1998, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format, 72 dpi, using Photoshop CS5, quality setting 5. |
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