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IN THE SHADOW OF THE ARCH

If you're anywhere near downtown St. Louis,

you're close to the shadow of the

St. Louis Gateway Arch.

Completed in 1965, it has become

the symbol of our city.

Designed by Eero Saarinen

and constructed of stainless steel,

the arch stands 630-feet high

and 630-feet wide . . .

which makes it the strongest possible

architectural structure, a catenary arch*.

*Hang a chain whose width is the same 

as its height, freeze it, flip it over,

and you have a catenary arch.

Nothing stronger.

The St. Louis Gateway Arch

symbolizes the Jefferson National

Expansion, west of the Mississippi.

(There are little elevators inside

which can take you to the top,

for a magnificent view.)