Learn surprising facts about the iconic St. Louis Arch, including its Gateway Arch height, unique design, fascinating history ...

On Feb. 19, 1948, Eero Saarinen's high, gleaming Gateway to the West was chosen as the winning design for the St. Louis riverfront. It was immediately exalted by critics.

A half-century after Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch was inaugurated in 1968, it has been reconnected to the city of St. Louis, with a sleek underground entrance facing the city, an expanded and ...

“The Gateway Arch represents St. Louis as the ‘Gateway to the West,’” says Pam Sanfilippo, program manager of Museum Services & Interpretation at Gateway Arch National Park.

St. Louis’s biggest urban design problem is so obvious that it’s visible from a plane. At the center of the city, its star, Eero Saarinen’s 1965 masterpiece, the 630-foot Gateway Arch ...

In 1947, a visionary named Eero Saarinen won an architectural competition to design what would become his best-known structure, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Image courtesy Jefferson National ...

The newly renovated Museum at the Gateway Arch offers plenty of opportunities for visitors to look, listen, and learn.

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St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is part of a nearly 91-acre national park that pays tribute to American history.

On July 3, one of this country’s most recognizable landmarks was reintroduced to the world with a new name, a new museum and a substantial redesign of its urban landscape.

In 1947, a visionary named Eero Saarinen won an architectural competition to design what would become his best-known structure, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Photo: Jefferson National Expansion ...