Gateway Arch

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arch landmark monument tourist attraction

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."

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

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 →
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 →
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 NERFINISHED →
symbolizes	Gateway to the West → westward expansion of the United States →
visitorFacility	museum → observation deck → tram system →
widthAtBase	630 feet →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eero Saarinen ("Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri") → Eero Saarinen ("Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch)") →	designed
Missouri → St. Louis, Missouri, United States →	hasLandmark
Eero Saarinen → St. Louis, Missouri, United States →	knownFor
Gateway Arch ("Gateway Arch National Park") → Old Courthouse (St. Louis) ("Gateway Arch National Park") →	partOf
Gateway City →	associatedWithLandmark
Missouri ("Gateway Arch National Park") →	hasNationalParkSite
Busch Stadium →	hasOutfieldView
AIA Twenty-five Year Award →	hasRecipient
Gateway Arch ("Gateway Arch National Park") →	locatedInProtectedArea
Old Courthouse (St. Louis) →	locatedNear
CITYPARK ("Gateway Arch (downtown St. Louis)") →	nearLandmark
Eero Saarinen →	notableWork