Sunsphere
| Sunsphere | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Observation tower |
| Architectural style | Modernism, High-tech |
| Address | 963 World's Fair Park Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37916 |
| 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) | Don Shell (et alii) |
| Structural engineer | Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd. |
| Website | |
| worldsfairpark | |
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot (81 m) tall hexagonal steel truss structure located in World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It is topped with the 75-foot (23 m) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair. Directly across a man-made pond from the Tennessee Amphitheater, they are the only remaining structures from the fair.