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Designed by the Knoxville-based architectural firm Community Tectonics, the Sunsphere was noted for its unique design in several engineering publications. [4] It was originally to have had a diameter of 86.5 feet (26.4 m) – symbolically that of the hypothetical 865,000-mile (1,392,000 km) diameter of the disc of the Sun. [4]
Knoxville's golden globe in the sky easily could have been a silver sphere on a slab. But the structure built for 1982 World's Fair was always round.
The tallest building in Knoxville is the First Tennessee Plaza (Plaza Tower), at 27 stories, followed by the adjacent Riverview Tower, at 24 stories. The Traditions Knoxville Apartment Building (formerly the Kingston Apartments) is the third highest at 21 stories. The Sunsphere, which stands at 265 feet (81 m), is the city's fourth tallest.
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Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay said he has heard persistent rumors about a possible Simpsons-themed museum inside the Sunsphere over the years.
A sunspot this large is easy enough to see from Earth; all that is needed is a solar filter or pair of eclipse glasses to protect your eyes from the sun's dangerous rays. Sunspot AR3664 compared ...
English: Erected in 1982 for the Knoxville International Energy Exposition, this modern observation tower was designed by Community Tectonics under lead architect Hubert Bebb, and structural engineering firm Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd. The tower features an open green-painted steel structure on the exterior with chevron bracing ...
The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1]