Sunsphere | |
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General information | |
Type | Observation tower |
Architectural style | Modernism, High-tech[2] |
Location | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
Coordinates | 35°57′42″N 83°55′24″W / 35.9617°N 83.9232°W |
Construction started | 1981 |
Completed | 1982 |
Opened | May 1, 1982 |
Owner | City of Knoxville |
Height | |
Roof | 81.07 m (266.0 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hubert Bebb of Community Tectonics[1] |
Structural engineer | Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd. |
Website | |
worldsfairpark |
The Sunsphere, located in World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, is a 266-foot (81 m) tall hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a 75 ft (23 m) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair.