About the Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch is a 630-foot monument in St. Louis, Missouri, in the U.S, Clad in stainless steel and built in
the form of an inverted, 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, It is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and has become an internationally famous symbol in 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 Eero Saarinen in 1947, The construction began on February 12th, 1963, and was completed on October 28th, 1965, for $13 million, The monument opened to the public on June 10th, 1967.