Visited St. Louis, MO today for the first time.

May 02, 2021,02:51 AM
 

I was astounded by the height of the Gateway Arch and the amazing structure to the surface. True work of art on a massive scale. Like an alien structure descended on this earth.

Beautiful day today and the light reflected off the surface of the arch perfectly.






Taken with my phone.

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Elevator to the top...

 
 By: vitalsigns : May 2nd, 2021-13:55

St. Louis appears to be a well kept secret.

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 2nd, 2021-14:52
Great botanical gardens, nice museums and lots of great restaurants. And best of all, super friendly people.

The ride in the "capsule" to the top is an adventure itself.

 
 By: JToddH : May 3rd, 2021-14:09
View from the top is amazing. On a windy day, you can feel it sway from the top. REALLY uneasy at first.

Very nice capture and composition

 
 By: xplorer2 : May 2nd, 2021-04:25
Draws the eye in to the majestic arch. Thanks for sharing

Thank you xplorer2.

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 2nd, 2021-04:38

More pics, please!

 
 By: amanico : May 2nd, 2021-06:45

Here’s another one.

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 2nd, 2021-12:47
I couldn’t find a good angle with the right light to highlight the surface structure for the entire arch. ...  

And just to appreciate the scale of the structure, here's a pic from archives.gov

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 2nd, 2021-12:54
The arch looms large over the surroundings. ...  

Thank you RM.

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 2nd, 2021-12:47

Impressive structure.

 
 By: J K : May 2nd, 2021-15:34
Had to travel to St. Luis last September for a conference. However, it was canceled due to COVID sadly. Next time...

The Gateway Arch construction took over 2½ years (12-Feb-1963 to 28-Oct-1965)...

 
 By: cshimokita : May 2nd, 2021-20:28
I remember driving through St Louis on Spring Break in c.1971 on our escape to NOLA. In fact I almost crashed near the arch on the return trip after falling asleep at the wheel. 1,000 miles, 15 hours straight through... foolish times, I will never forget ... 

Gateway Arch

 
 By: Boxcar : May 4th, 2021-01:19
On a clear night if you look up the Arch looks like its a space ship . St . Louis has become a great BBQ town and always great Italian food.

We had some great Italian in the Hill district…

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 4th, 2021-05:12
And I can’t get over how friendly the people are.

What’s great picture!

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : May 4th, 2021-03:52