In what St. Louis city engineer W ... no formal engineering training Thanks to the curved shape of the arch, a regular elevator couldn’t bring visitors from the base to the top.

Day One: The Gateway Arch and Downtown St. Louis The first day of your St ... It’ll also be where you gain access to the unique “elevator” system that will take you to the top.

Video by Christine Tannous, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Gateway Arch National Park officials ... the renovations include new ceilings and floors, an elevator — the building’s first — a fire ...

Tim Crusoe waves an American flag and stands dressed in American flag clothing as he listens to the keynote speech at the ...

Families explore the new exhibits at St. Louis’ Old Courthouse. Pam Sanfilippo, Gateway Arch National Park program manager, museum services and interpretation, explains that the new exhibits, ...

The Gateway Arch dominates the skyline of downtown St. Louis, its gleaming legs standing ... This is the courthouse’s second major renovation. A new elevator adds accessibility to upstairs ...

We took a trip to St. Louis’ Gateway Arch — the tallest man-made monument in the US. The arch is 630 feet high and its foundations are about 60 feet deep. It's made of 142 stainless steel ...

Visitors can learn more about the arch's construction, Colonial St. Louis, the Lewis and Clark Expedition and more at the Museum at the Gateway Arch, which is located beneath the arch and houses ...