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Visiting The Gateway Arch In St. Louis Missouri
In this adventure I head to St. Louis, Missouri in the United States Of America to visit the Gateway Arch. During vlog I check out this magnificent structure along with heading to the top for a fantastic view across the city.
The Gateway Arch was completed in 1965 and stands at 630ft (192m) above St Louis. Along with heading to the top of this impressive structure, I also check out the museum that's located directly underneath. Along with that I share various pieces of information throughout the video including a look at the unique tramway system that takes you to the top!
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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) monument in St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of an inverted, weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally famous symbol of St. Louis. The arch sits at the site of St. Louis' founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The Gateway Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Hannskarl Bandel in 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, for $13 million (equivalent to $180 million in 2013). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. Both the width and height of the arch are 630 feet (192 m). The arch is the tallest memorial in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world. The cross-sections of the arch's legs are equilateral triangles, narrowing from 54 feet (16 m) per side at the bases to 17 feet (5.2 m) per side at the top. Each wall consists of a stainless steel skin covering a sandwich of two carbon-steel walls with reinforced concrete in the middle from ground level to 300 feet (91 m), with carbon steel to the peak. The arch is hollow to accommodate a unique tram system that takes visitors to an observation deck at the top. The structural load is supported by a stressed-skin design. Each leg is embedded in 25,980 short tons (23,570 t) of concrete 44 feet (13 m) thick and 60 feet (18 m) deep. Twenty feet (6.1 m) of the foundation is in bedrock. The arch is resistant to earthquakes and is designed to sway up to 9 inches (23 cm) in either direction while withstanding winds up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h). The structure weighs 42,878 short tons (38,898 t), of which concrete composes 25,980 short tons (23,570 t); structural steel interior, 2,157 short tons (1,957 t); and the stainless steel panels that cover the exterior of the arch, 886 short tons (804 t). This amount of stainless steel is the most used in any one project in history. The base of each leg at ground level had to have an engineering tolerance of 1⁄64 inch (0.40 mm) or the two legs would not meet at the top. In April 1965, three million tourists were expected to visit the arch after completion; 619,763 tourists visited the top of the arch in its first year open. On January 15, 1969, a visitor from Nashville, Tennessee became the one-millionth person to reach the observation area; the ten-millionth person ascended to the top on August 24, 1979. In 1974, the arch was ranked fourth on a list of most-visited man-made attraction. The Gateway Arch is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world with over four million visitors annually, of which around one million travel to the top. The arch was listed as a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1987, and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In December 8, 2009, sponsored by nonprofit CityArchRiver2015, the international design competition Framing a Modern Masterpiece: The City + The Arch + The River 2015 commenced. It aimed to design a plan to improve the riverfront park landscape, ease access for pedestrians across Memorial Drive and expand onto the East St. Louis riverfront, as well as to lure visitors. The contest consisted of three stages—portfolio assessment (narrowed down to 8–10 teams), team interviews (narrowed down to 4–5 teams), and review of design proposals. The competition received 49 applicants, which were narrowed down to five in the first two stages. On August 17, 2010, the designs of the five finalists were revealed to the public and exhibited at the theater below the arch. On August 26, the finalists made their cases to an eight-member jury, and on September 21,[98] the winner was revealed—Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. The company's plans include a gondola lift across the Mississippi River, using more land to the east of the river, and sealing Memorial Drive. The NPS' initial estimate of the cost ($305 million) was raised to $578 million. The execution of the design is set to be completed by October 28, 2015, the fiftieth anniversary of the arch's topping out.
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St. Louis was a quick stop on my epic summer road trip across the United States. We ate some amazing St. Louis, Missouri BBQ, and even went to the top of the Gateway Arch! See what else I got up to in my few hours in this awesome city! There is still so much I want to do here, and I cannot wait to go back. For daily updates check out my Instagram, linked below!
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The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch,[5] it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. 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 the centerpiece of 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 Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963 and was completed on October 28, 1965 at an overall cost of $13 million[9] (equivalent to $80.6 million in 2018[2]). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. It is located at the site of St. Louis's founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis Arch - My Journey To The Top (1/30/18)
St. Louis Arch - My Journey To The Top (1/30/18) St. Louis, MO - It was a cold winter day, major construction still going on in and around the Arch grounds. So what does that mean? No lines or no crowds!!!! 630” high finished in the mid 1960s.
The Gateway Arch, St Louis, USA
The Gateway Arch, in St Louis, 636 feet high, is the tallest man-made stainless steel monument in USA.
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90 Second Trip: The Gateway Arch St Louis, Missouri | The Packed Bag
In State 31 on The 50/50 Challenge, The Packed Bag went inside the Gateway Arch and rode the tram up, walked through and trammed down the other side.
Each tram is a chain of eight egg-shaped, five-seat compartments with a small window on the doors. The cars swing like Ferris-wheel cars as they ascend and descend the arch. The trip to the top takes four minutes and the trip down takes three minutes.
St Louis City View from the top of Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (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, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, and officially dedicated to the American people, it is the centerpiece of the 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 Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, for $13 million (equivalent to $77.5 million in 2018). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. It is located at the site of St. Louis's founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River
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Here’s what it’s like inside St. Louis' Gateway Arch
We took a trip to St. Louis’ Gateway Arch — the tallest man-made monument in the US. The arch is 630 feet high and its foundations are about 60 feet deep. It's made of 142 stainless steel sections, concrete, and structural steel.
The monument honors Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase and St. Louis' role in westward expansion of the US.
It's often called the gateway to the west.
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The Gateway Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947.The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967 it is located at the site of St. Louis's founding on the west bank of the Mississippi
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (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, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere,and Missouri's tallest accessible building. 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 the centerpiece of Gateway Arch National Park and has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination.
Attractions include the Tram Ride to the Top of the Gateway Arch, the Museum at the Gateway Arch (opened July 3, 2018), a documentary film about the construction of the Arch, shopping at The Arch Store, a new Arch Cafe, and cruises aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch.
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Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
A slideshow of our visit to the Arch in 2009. We were on time crunch so we had to make a quick stop at the Museum of the Westward Expansion. It was great. We went to the riverfront and we could hear jazz music coming from the Gateway Arch Riverboat Cruise building. That is where the inspiration for the music for this video came from. Oliver Sain moved to St. Louis in 1959 and opened Archway Studio in 1966. The song is Just a Lonely Man and can be found on his St. Louis Breakdown album. The up-view shots and the panoramic view from the top of the arch were taken by my sister.
Travel Missouri - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis
Take a tour of Gateway Arch in St. Louis -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.
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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis stands as a testament to the creativity of humankind.
At 630 feet, it is the tallest national monument in the United States.
You may find it fascinating that the width of the legs at its base is also 630 feet.
The cost of building this national historic landmark in the 1960's was 13 million dollars.
The beloved arch seems to take on different personas.
Its unique shape allows it to meld perfectly into the surrounding landscape.
You can even take a tram for an exciting ride to the top of the arch.
Symbolizing the country's westward expansion, the Gateway Arch is an iconic landmark.
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Gateway Arch Experience in St. Louis, Missouri
Gateway Arch National Park, formerly known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial until 2018, is an American national park located in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Gateway Arch and its immediate surroundings were initially designated as a national memorial by executive order on December 21, 1935, and redesignated as a national park in 2018. The park is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS).
The memorial was established to commemorate:
the Louisiana Purchase, and the subsequent westward movement of American explorers and pioneers;
the first civil government west of the Mississippi River; and
the debate over slavery raised by the Dred Scott case.
The national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of St. Louis; a 91-acre (36.8 ha) park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of the city; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse where the Dred Scott case originated; and the 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) museum at the Gateway Arch.
The Gateway Arch:
The Gateway Arch, known as the Gateway to the West, is the tallest structure in Missouri. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947 and built between 1963 and October 1965. It stands 630 feet (192 m) tall and 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base. The legs are 54 feet (16.5 m) wide at the base, narrowing to 17 feet (5.2 m) at the arch. There is a unique tram system to carry passengers to the observation room at the top of the arch.
Old Courthouse:
The Old Courthouse is built on land originally deeded by St. Louis founder Auguste Chouteau. It marks the location over which the arch reaches. Its dome was built during the American Civil War and is similar to the dome on the United States Capitol which was also built during the Civil War. It was the site of the local trials in the Dred Scott case.
The courthouse is the only portion of the memorial west of Interstate 44. To the west of the Old Courthouse is a Greenway between Market and Chestnut Streets which is only interrupted by the Civil Courts Building which features a pyramid model of the Mausoleum of Mausolus (which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) on its roof. When the Civil Courts building was built in the 1920s, the Chouteau family sued to regain the property belonging to the Old Courthouse because it had been deeded in perpetuity to be a courthouse.
Museum at the Gateway Arch:
Underneath the arch is a visitor center, entered from a circular entryway facing the Old Courthouse. Within the center, a project to rebuild the Museum at the Gateway Arch was completed in July 2018. The new museum features exhibits on a variety of topics including westward expansion and the construction of the arch, all told through a St. Louis lens. Tucker Theater, finished in 1968 and renovated 30 years later, has about 285 seats and shows a documentary (Monument to the Dream) on the arch's construction. A second theater was added in 1993 but removed in 2018 as part of the CityArchRiver renovation project. Also located in the visitor center are a gift shop and cafe.
Tram Ride to the Top:
Getting there is part of the adventure.
Gaze at over 43,000 tons of concrete and steel making an iconic, elegant arc 63 stories high into the Midwest sky. Shaped by the inspired design of Finnish-America architect Eero Saarinen, the Gateway Arch celebrates the westward expansion of the United States and the pioneers who made it possible. Since its completion in 1965, the monument has taken millions of visitors on the trip to the top to enjoy stunning views stretching up to 30 miles to the east and west.
Old Courthouse:
Landmark in Every Sense of the Word
Walk the halls where ordinary Americans made civil rights history. Built in 1839, the Old Courthouse is a prime example of mid-19th century federal architecture. But it is two landmark cases that secure its place in history.
Beginning in 1847, the enslaved Dred Scott twice sued for his and his wife Harriet’s freedom. But, the U.S. Supreme Court decided against them, ruling that African-Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue. In 1873, St. Louis suffragette Virginia Minor and her husband filed a civil suit arguing for women’s right to vote. Although their suit was denied, they brought great attention to the fight for voting rights for all U.S. citizens.
The Top of the Gateway Arch: St. Louis, MO
This video shows the views from and the top of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
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- Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Illinois by Lenarcik from a blog titled DAY 7: St.Louis and down to Missouri
- View From St. Louis Gateway Arch by Mefox13 from a blog titled Beer and Arches
- Interior of the Gateway Arch by Adeline from a blog titled Gateway to the West
- In the museum of Gateway Arch by Lenarcik from a blog titled DAY 7: St.Louis and down to Missouri
- Jumping at the Gateway Arch by Bekandjesse from a blog titled No blues in St Louis
- St Louis Gateway Arch - 8 by Jcbl-martin from a blog titled Arching Ever Upward
- St. Louis Gateway Arch by Mefox13 from a blog titled Beer and Arches
- Us at the Gateway Arch by Bekandjesse from a blog titled No blues in St Louis
- Gateway Arch u Kirche by Doerty_die from a blog titled Mississippi und Huckleberry Finn
- St Louis Gateway Arch by Tangerine9 from a blog titled St Louis Day 1 - Amy and the Ketchup Bottle
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This video is from last year, while i was on my way to Louisiana i decided to take a look at this amazing arch, The Gateway Arch, take a look too!