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
Standing Status Building Type
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. Wikipedia: Gateway Arch
WikipediaLead paragraph, opening sentence describing it as a monument
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Second paragraph, sentence giving the October 28, 1965 completion date
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.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
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.
- In Style: High-Tech Architecture, Infobox style field: Structural expressionism
Uses Element: Stainless Steel, Wikipedia lead
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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