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Saint
Louis
Gateway
Arch
is
roughly
twice
the
height
of
the
Statue
of
Liberty
and
about
half
the
height
of
the
Empire
State
Building.
It's
630
feet
tall
and
630
feet
from
leg
to
leg
at
ground
level.
It
was
completed
in
1965
at
a
cost
of
around
$13
million.
It's
a
stainless
steel
marvel
-
about
43,000
tons
of
it.
This
is
the
view
we
got
looking
up
at
it
from
the
ground
next
to
one
of
the
legs.
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You
can
get
a
tram
to
the
top;
it
takes
just
4
minutes
for
the
tram
to
get
to
the
top
and
3
minutes
to
come
back
down.
The
viewing
area
at
the
top
holds
about
160
people.
On
a
clear
day
it's
estimated
you
can
see
for
up
to
30
miles.
The
arch
moves,
it
can
sway
as
much
as
18
inches
at
the
top.
It
is
designed
to
withstand
an
earthquake.
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The
arch
dominates
the
St
Louis
skyline
as
you
can
see
from
the
photo
to
the
right
which
we
took
from
downtown
St
Louis,
from
in
front
of
the
Old
Court
House.
(The
Old
Court
House
is
another
St
Louis
attraction
with
a
wonderful
gallery
of
paintings
showing
the
history
of
St
Louis
-
well
worth
visiting.)
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The
Museum
of
Westward
Expansion
is
located
underground
between
the
legs
of
the
Gateway
Arch.
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It's
a
fascinating
place
to
visit
and
it
tells
the
story
of
the
growth
of
the
United
States
from
east
to
west
by
means
of
what
I
suppose
was
the
first
RV
-
the
covered
wagon.
Admission
is
free
and
apart
from
all
the
exhibits
and
a
movie
about
westward
expansion,
there
is
also
a
movie
about
the
construction
of
the
arch.
What
do
you
think?
-
add
your
comment
here
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Adding
to
the
story
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Readers
comments:
James S
:
Another great thing to see in Saint Louis is the Science Centre and it's free admission. T
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