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Daffodils bloom in view of the iconic Space Needle on the morning of the vernal, or spring, equinox Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. Twice each year, as the sun marches across the sky, its center crosses Earth's equator and the celestial alignment results in the equinox, a day with light and dark of nearly equal length. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Glazers move glass panels for restaurant flooring through a Space Needle gift shop Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with the floor-to-ceiling glass panels. The rotating floor of the restaurant will be replaced with glass, a new stairway from the observation deck to the restaurant will include a glass base revealing views of the Needle's structure and elevators. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A one-ton glass panel is moved into position on the Space Needle's observation deck Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The 48 glass panels each measure 11- by 7-feet and are too large to fit in the Space Needle's elevators. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A one-ton glass panel is moved into position on the Space Needle's observation deck, alongside others already in position Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The 48 glass panels each measure 11- by 7-feet and are too large to fit in the Space Needle's elevators.The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Queen Anne hill and views north are seen through a narrow gap between one-ton glass panels several inches thick on the Space Needle's observation deck Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A glazer stands on a scaffold and holds onto the "halo" of the Space Needle as he eyes placement for a one-ton glass panel about to be placed on the observation deck Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A glazer leans on one-ton glass panels as the one on the left is moved into position on the observation deck Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A glazer works on glass panels on the exterior wall of the Space Needle observation deck where larger glass panels behind him begin to line the exterior viewing platform and views north Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with the floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A one-ton glass panel is moved into position on the Space Needle's observation deck Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The 48 glass panels each measure 11- by 7-feet and are too large to fit in the Space Needle's elevators. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with the outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A gantry crane on the Space Needle's observation deck lifts a one-ton glass panel through a narrow opening of scaffolding enclosing the upper structure Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Seattle. The glass panels have been being lifted since early March to the upper deck for construction of the Space Needle's new outer perimeter 520-feet above ground. The 48 glass panels each measure 11- by 7-feet and are too large to fit in the Space Needle's elevators. The privately-funded, $100 million renovation of the 55-year old structure is designed to increase the views 500-some feet above ground. It will include the replacement of wire barriers on the observation deck with outward-slanted glass and short exterior walls will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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