UW Tower
The UW Tower is a high-rise office building complex located in the University District of Seattle, Washington, United States. It was completed in 1975 and serves as the head offices of the University of Washington.Photo: Atomic Taco, Public domain.
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- Type: University building
- Description: high-rise building in Seattle, Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Safeco Building”, “Safeco Insurance Company Headquarters”, “Safeco Office Building No. 2”, “Safeco Plaza”, “Safeco Tower”, “University of Washington Plaza”, and “University of Washington Tower”
- Address: 4333 Brooklyn Avenue Northeast, Seattle, 98105
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include U District station and Neptune Theatre.
U District station
Railway station
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U District station is a light rail station in the University District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is served by the 1 Line and 2 Line, both part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.
Neptune Theatre
Theater building
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The Neptune Theatre, formerly known as U-Neptune Theatre, is a performing arts venue in the University District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Museum
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is situated 780 feet east of UW Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University District and Wallingford.
University District
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The University District, or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States.
Wallingford
Suburb
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Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.
Meridian
Neighborhood
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Meridian or Tangletown is the part of Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood that lies north of N 50th Street, near Green Lake. Of note are its "K streets": Kensington, Kenwood, Keystone, and Kirkwood Places N.
UW Tower
- Categories: tower block, office building, building, and education
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.66074° or 47° 39′ 39″ northLongitude
-122.31467° or 122° 18′ 53″ westInception
1973Levels
22Height
325 feet (99 metres)Operator
University of WashingtonOpen location code
84VVMM6P+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 222834350OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q2944917
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Satellite Map
Discover UW Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Japanese—“UW Tower” goes by many names.
- Czech: “University of Washington Plaza”
- Hungarian: “UW Tower”
- Japanese: “ワシントン大学プラザ”
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