The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch is a total of 630 feet tall and 192 meters wide. It became a national park on February 22, 2018, and was built in St. Louis, Missouri, along the Mississippi River in February 12 1963. It was named after Thomas Jefferson, because is it also his memorial, and is known as the Gateway to the West. It took 13 construction workers to build it and luckily no one died. It is now known as a national park thanks to Eero Saarinen who is also the architect, and didn't want a grand opening ceremony. There was 2 Presidents at the time it was getting built, John F. Kennedy who was assassinated, than came Lyndon B. Johnson. It cost about $13 million in order to build. I honestly think the Gateway Arch would be a good place for a vacation.

   Thing You Should Know

• It is a total of 630 ft tall and 129 meters wide.
• Construction started on February 12 1963 
• Architect by Eero Saarinen 
• It is located in 100 Washington Avenue St. Louise MO.
• ticket prices for the Arch now vary depending on the day. The basic weekend price of going inside the arch is currently $14 for adults ($11 if you have a National Park Passport) and $11 for children under 15. From Monday to Thursday, though, the cost drops to $12 for adults and $8 for minors. 

Did You Know?
The Arch hosts about 4 million guests every single day.