{"product_id":"9781684420704","title":"Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch","description":"Author: NiNi Harris\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781684420704\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Turner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Apr 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 202 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis' Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts sleek geometric design and engineering was a creation of the Space Age, but the Arch was a monument to America's frontier heritage. The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis' riverfront as the Gateway to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric Photos of the Gateway Archchronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. From clearing the site to welding the first section into place, to the breathtaking moment of inserting the keystone-the photos tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924723613854,"sku":"ING-9781684420704","price":58.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781684420704.jpg?v=1782952218","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781684420704","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}