Gateway Arch

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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot stainless steel monument in St. Louis that symbolizes the city’s role as the historic "Gateway to the West."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch
landmark
monument
tourist attraction
architect Eero Saarinen
architecturalStyle modernist
city St. Louis
completionDate October 28, 1965
constructionCost approximately 13 million US dollars
constructionEndDate 1965
constructionMethod stainless steel skin over carbon steel and reinforced concrete
constructionStartDate 1963
country United States
dedicatedTo Thomas Jefferson
westward expansion
designCompetitionWinYear 1947
foundationType concrete foundation
hasElevator yes
hasObservationDeck yes
hasRiverfrontAccess yes
height 192 meters
630 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
latitude 38.6247° N
lighting illuminated at night
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater St. Louis
locatedInProtectedArea Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
locatedOn west bank of the Mississippi River
location St. Louis, Missouri, United States
longitude 90.1848° W
managedBy National Park Service
material stainless steel
nicknamed Gateway to the West
openingDate 1967
owner National Park Service
partOf Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
previousNameOfPark Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
rank tallest arch in the world
tallest man-made monument in the United States
shape catenary arch
state Missouri
structuralEngineer Hannskarl Bandel
symbolizes Gateway to the West
westward expansion of the United States
visitorFacility museum
observation deck
tram system
widthAtBase 630 feet

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Eero Saarinen knownFor Gateway Arch
Eero Saarinen designed Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
linked to: Gateway Arch
Eero Saarinen designed Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch)
linked to: Gateway Arch
Eero Saarinen notableWork Gateway Arch
Missouri hasLandmark Gateway Arch
Missouri hasNationalParkSite Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch partOf Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch locatedInProtectedArea Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Old Courthouse (St. Louis) locatedNear Gateway Arch
subject linked to: Old Courthouse
Old Courthouse (St. Louis) partOf Gateway Arch National Park
subject linked to: Old Courthouse
linked to: Gateway Arch
CITYPARK nearLandmark Gateway Arch (downtown St. Louis)
linked to: Gateway Arch
Gateway City associatedWithLandmark Gateway Arch
Busch Stadium hasOutfieldView Gateway Arch
St. Louis City SC crestFeatures Gateway Arch silhouette
subject linked to: City SC
linked to: Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch Riverboats near Gateway Arch
St. Louis hasLandmark Gateway Arch
subject linked to: New York City and St. Louis
Savvis Center nearbyFacility Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial formerNameOf Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial designationChangedTo Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial currentName Gateway Arch National Park
linked to: Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial hasVisitorCenter Gateway Arch Visitor Center
linked to: Gateway Arch
St. Louis Wheel offersViewOf Gateway Arch area
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Fred Severud notableWork St. Louis Gateway Arch
linked to: Gateway Arch
Fred Severud designedStructure St. Louis Gateway Arch
linked to: Gateway Arch
Eero Saarinen notableWork Gateway Arch in St. Louis
subject linked to: Saarinen
linked to: Gateway Arch