Sunsphere

The Sunsphere is a 266-foot tall hexagonal steel truss structure located in in downtown , United States. It is topped with the 75-foot gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: observation tower in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
  • Also known as: “Knoxville Sunsphere” and “Sunsphere Tower”
  • Roof shape: dome
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knoxville Museum of Art and Knoxville Convention Center.

Museum
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The , is an art museum in . It specializes in historical and contemporary art pieces from the region. is situated 630 feet northwest of Sunsphere.

Convention center
The is a 500,000-square-foot convention center in , , occupying the former location of the US Pavilion of the 1982 World's Fair. It offers 120,000 square feet of exhibit space. is situated 370 feet southeast of Sunsphere.

Park
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World's Fair Park is a public park in downtown . The park sits on the former fairgrounds of the 1982 World's Fair hosted in Knoxville. is situated 450 feet southwest of Sunsphere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Knoxville and Knoxville.

Neighborhood
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is the downtown area of , , United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices.

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, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in . It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus and site of the 1982 World's Fair.

Quarter
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The is a neighborhood in , United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area. Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the has since been revitalized through extensive redevelopment efforts carried out during the 1980s through the present.

Sunsphere

Latitude
35.96172° or 35° 57′ 42″ north
Longitude
-83.92328° or 83° 55′ 24″ west
Height
266 feet (81 metres)
Open location code
867RX36G+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 946536969
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Wiki­data ID
Q1501055
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Satellite Map

Discover Sunsphere from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Sunsphere” goes by many names.
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  • Japanese: “サンスフェア”
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  • Zulu: “Sunsphere”

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