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The largest events space in the state, and the host of PAX West, Emerald City Comic Con, Sakura-Con, the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, and many others. The Arch building spans across Pike Street, 8th Avenue, and I-5. The Summit building, opened in 2023, is a block north.
The Seattle Convention Center (SCC), formerly the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), is a convention center in Seattle, Washington, United States. It consists of two buildings in Downtown Seattle with exhibition halls and meeting rooms: Arch along Pike Street and Summit on the north side of Pine Street. The former straddles Interstate 5 and connects with Freeway Park. The convention center was planned in the late 1970s and funded through $90 million in bonds issued by the state legislature.
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The main Seattle venue for touring Broadway musical shows; also hosts a number of original musicals that later head to Broadway.
An aesthetically and acoustically beautiful new concert hall. The official home of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, it also houses other classical and performing arts roadshows.
Seattle Central Library
A dramatic glass and steel structure in the heart of Downtown, designed by Rem Koolhaas. This is not an average public library and has become a tourist destination in its own right. A popular way to experience the unique architecture of the building is to take an elevator to the 10th floor, the highest observation deck in the building. From here you can walk down to the main floor through the Book Spiral; the core of the structure which organizes the library's books in one continuous path organized by the Dewey decimal system.
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The museum displays a good assortment of art from the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Though the permanent exhibitions only occasionally delve deeply into a specific subject (such as the enormous variety of pieces in the porcelain room), extensive special exhibitions fill the gap. Tours available.
Seattle's longest running improv theater.
One of just three Cinerama theaters in the world, this cinema shows art, indie, and foreign films and documentaries.