Top 10 Most Popular Arches In The World

1. Gateway Arch, St.Louis, United States

Gateway arch is the tallest arch monument in U.S. It was built to commemorate the Westward expansion of United Sates. The construction of gateway arch started in 1963 and completed in 1965. This arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen. Today this monument attractions around 4 million visitors every year.

Gateway arch was assembled of 142 different sections of 12 foot long pre-fabricated steel. This arch contains 23570 tons of concrete and 1957 tons of steel. This hollow arch monument contains a unique tram system that takes visitors to top of the arch. The observation deck of gateway arch can hold 160 visitors at a time, offers view up to 30 miles in all direction.

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot monument in St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of an inverted, weighted catenary arch, it is the world’s tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri’s tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, and officially dedicated to «the American people,» it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination.

The Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, for $13 million. The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. It is located at the site of St. Louis’ founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

The Arch has served as the site for multiple incidents, accidents, and stunts, and following the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995, and the September 11 attacks has received a number of security related upgrades.