Gateway Arch

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cid_gateway_arch_001.150.jpg Gateway Arch
Designer Eero Saarinen
Location St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Date 1947 competition, construction 1961 to 1966
Building Type memorial arch, monument, observation tower
Climate temperate
Context riverside urban park
Architectural Style Structural Expressionist Modern
Street Address
Notes Arched gateway to the historical American West, on the bank of the Mississippi River. A 630 foot high graceful sweeping tapered curve of stainless steel, the St. Louis Gateway Arch is the tallest memorial in the US.
At Great Buildings http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Gateway_Arch.html

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Gateway Arch
Designer Saarinen, Eero
Location St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Date 1967
Building Type Recreation And Culture
Construction System Steel
Street Address Memorial Dr. between Poplar St. & Eads bridges
Notes also known as See Also:Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Hist


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National Register of Historic Places
Name Gateway Arch
ID Number 87001423
NRHP Status Listed In The National Register
Certification Date 05/28/1987
Level of Significance National




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National Register of Historic Places


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http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/87001423.nl.pdf


http://www.nps.gov/jeff


http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=2017&resourceType=Structure

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