Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gateway_Arch_in_St._Louis,_Missouri
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 1 million
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Eero_Saarinen
gptkbp:associatedRiver gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:competition_won_by gptkb:Eero_Saarinen
gptkbp:constructionStartYear February 12, 1963
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Museum_at_the_Gateway_Arch
gptkbp:cost $13 million (1960s)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:designedBy 1947
gptkbp:elevator_system gptkb:train
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Severud_Associates
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Escape_from_New_York
gptkb:Meet_Me_in_St._Louis
gptkb:Missouri_state_quarter
gptkb:National_Lampoon's_Vacation
gptkb:St._Louis_city_flag
gptkbp:hasLighting illuminated at night
gptkbp:hasObservationDeck yes
gptkbp:hasVideoGame gptkb:SimCity
gptkb:Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:Gateway_Arch_Visitor_Center
gptkbp:height 192 meters
630 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
gptkbp:latitude 38.6247° N
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:longitude 90.1848° W
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:MacDonald_Construction_Company
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:nickname Gateway to the West
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000946
gptkbp:number_of_steps_(emergency_stairway) 1,076
gptkbp:opened October 28, 1965
gptkbp:owner gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Gateway_Arch_National_Park
gptkbp:purpose commemorate westward expansion of the United States
gptkbp:shape catenary arch
gptkbp:structuralEngineer gptkb:Hannskarl_Bandel
gptkbp:symbolizes westward expansion
gptkbp:tallest_arch_in_the_world yes
gptkbp:tallest_man-made_monument_in_the_United_States yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:website https://www.gatewayarch.com/
gptkbp:width 630 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Arch_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6