Looking towards downtown

Columbia and Japan

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April 1st 2016
Geo: 47.6353, -122.302The Columbia in the title is the Columbia Center and the Japan is the Seattle Japanese Garden.The Columbia Center, built in 1985 and at 937ft (286m) is the tallest building in Seattle. It has an observatory on the 75th floor with unparallelled panoramic views of the city. There is a Starbucks on the 40th floor, the highest Starbucks in the world. On a clear day, you ca ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more