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St- Louis Arch
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: leila Zebib (Leila-Z) (37) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-08-08 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/4.8 |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-04-11 10:49 |
| Viewed: 513 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Rising sixty-three stories into the sky above the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a innovative monument to the nation's westward expansion. Built on the site of St. Louis founder Pierre Laclede's home and trading post, the Arch was completed on October 28, 1965 and became one of the city's largest tourist attactions.
The Gateway Arch rises 630 feet into the air and is 630 feet wide from one leg to the other. It is composed of steel - 886 tons of stainless steel - and was designed to withstand both earthquakes and high winds. The Arch is 73 feet taller than the Washington Monument. At wind speeds of ten miles per hour, the Arch sways an inch.
Those informations were published by AnnieM,I just copied them for you :)
Best wishes,
Leila |
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no way no way no way ,you are here ? ma ma32oul shou miss you ,
