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About Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot landmark in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in treated steel and inherent the type of a weighted catenary curve, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made landmark in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest open building. Worked as a landmark toward the westbound development of the United States, and authoritatively devoted to "the American individuals", it is the focal point of the Gateway Arch National Park and has turned into a universally perceived image of St. Louis, and in addition a well known traveler goal.
Built as a monument to the westbound development of the United States, the curve embodies "the pioneer soul of the people who won the West, and those of a modern to endeavor on different outskirts". The curve has turned into the notable picture of St. Louis, showing up in numerous parts of city culture. In 1968, three years after the landmark's opening, the St. Louis telephone catalog contained 65 companies with "Door" in their title and 17 with "Curve". Curves likewise showed up finished service stations and drive-in eateries.
In the 1970s, a neighborhood sports group received the name "Battling Arches"; St. Louis Community College would later name its games groups "Toxophilite". Robert S. Chandler, a NPS director, stated, “Visitors are awed by the size and size of the Arch, however they don't comprehend what it's all about. An excessive number of individuals consider it to be only an image of the city of St. Louis."
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