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Jefferson National Memorial Park

View large arc from one of the ponds in the park
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL NATIONAL PARK
Dan Kiley y Eero Saarinen
Saint Louis. Missouri. USA, 1965
The Gateway Arch, or Gateway to the West Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen 1947 is one of the most significant monuments of the city of St. Louis. Relive the epic expedition of Lewis and Clark at the point from which it departed to the Pacific. It is a metaphor for the city as a gateway to the American West with a huge symbolic arch is the tallest structure in the city
It is part of the Jefferson National Memorial, whose park designed by Dan Kiley repeatedly expand and modify associated landscaping, finishing the set in 1965. The treatment of space is characterized by the division of land into four quarters that reforestarían. The major areas include two separate ponds that allow the monument perception retired relaxed about the city adjoining.

Photography: Schromann, Flickr

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General plan of the park

Source: Jefferson Memorial


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