The Iconic Gateway Arch is still one of Missouri’s premier destinations, located on the St. Louis Riverfront at the Mississippi River. This wonder masterpiece of the modern world still amazes tourists and locals alike. I had some guests who had come into town and they wanted to see the Arch up close.
Furthermore, I haven’t been on the Arch ground in a long time, so it was a thrill for me to oblige. As a result, I became a tourist and a photographer, taking spectacular pictures of our city’s symbolic treasure.
About the Gateway Arch National Park:
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 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. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and officially dedicated to “the American people”, the Arch, commonly referred to as “The Gateway to the West”, is a National Historic Landmark in Gateway Arch National Park and has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination.
The Arch was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947, and construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, at an overall cost of $13 million (equivalent to $95.9 million in 2023). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. It is located at the 1764 site of the founding of St. Louis on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
All images by The Newsletter ’05
Railroad trestle, and the Eads Bridge
Gateway Arch Ticketing
and Visitor Center is located inside of the Arch.
11 North 4th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
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