The Gateway Arch is a 192 meter monument in St. Louis, Missouri, clad in stainless steel and built as a weighted catenary arch. It is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible structure, and some sources consider it the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere. Built to commemorate the westward expansion of the United States and officially dedicated to the American people, it stands within Gateway Arch National Park as a National Historic Landmark and an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis.
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Building Type LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States 1 Completed Year Classification
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Who designed the Gateway Arch and how was the design chosen?
Eero Saarinen won a 1947 design competition with his catenary arch.
The Gateway Arch was designed by the architect Eero Saarinen. The National Park Service records that his design for a 630-foot stainless steel catenary arch was selected in a 1947 design competition as the ideal monument to the spirit of the western pioneers. Construction did not begin until the 1960s.
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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, at an overall cost of $13 million
Lead paragraph, opening sentence giving its 630-foot (192 m) height
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming St. Louis, Missouri
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible structure. Some sources consider it the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere.
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Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible structure.
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