The Gateway Arch

Founded by the National Park Service in 1935 to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River.  The Gateway Arch was completed in 1965, rises 630 feet tall and wide, and is a bold monument to the pioneering spirit offering a ‘gateway’ to the West.  The Arch is awe inspiring and offers amazing views from every angle.  Here are a series of images, up close and far away, of this icon of steel that dominates the St Louis landscape.  

Location: Downtown