Tower of the Americas
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The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower and restaurant in downtown San Antonio, Texas, originally built for the 1968 HemisFair and now a prominent city landmark.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
observation tower ⓘ restaurant ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Ford, Powell & Carson
ⓘ
O’Neil Ford ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | HemisFair ’68 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in San Antonio, Texas
ⓘ
Restaurants in Texas ⓘ Tourist attractions in San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Towers in Texas ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | San Antonio skyline ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1966 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 29.4195°N 98.4853°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationOfObservationDeck |
approximately 171 m
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approximately 560 ft ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
indoor observation area
ⓘ
outdoor observation deck ⓘ revolving dining room ⓘ |
| hasPart |
4D theater ride
ⓘ
elevator ⓘ observation deck ⓘ revolving restaurant ⓘ |
| hasRestaurant | Chart House ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio metropolitan area
|
| height |
229 m
ⓘ
750 ft ⓘ |
| lighting | illuminated at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hemisfair district
ⓘ
downtown San Antonio ⓘ |
| location |
San Antonio
ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio, Texas
|
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
HemisFair ’68
ⓘ
surface form:
HemisFair ’68 world’s fair
|
| numberOfElevators | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1968 ⓘ |
| openedFor | HemisFair ’68 ⓘ |
| operator | Landry’s, Inc. ⓘ |
| owner |
San Antonio
ⓘ
surface form:
City of San Antonio
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| rankingAtCompletion | one of the tallest observation towers in the United States ⓘ |
| status |
completed
ⓘ
in use ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dining venue
ⓘ
observation point ⓘ |
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