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Gateway Arch

Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures
Weighted Catenary Arch

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.

Facts
Building Type
Monument 1
Location
St. Louis, Missouri, United States 1
Completed Year
1965 1
Height (m)
192 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Monument 1
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Monument, Concepts

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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Source Wikipedia: Gateway Arch

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Source Wikipedia: Gateway Arch
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1. Wikipedia: Gateway Arch
Wikipedia
  • Lead 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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