Looking straight at the north leg on a brilliant summer day. This was shot from Eads Bridge, the oldest bridge over the central Mississippi River.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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GATEWAY is a record of my photographs of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, the city where I live. I am obsessed with our great monument. It is a paean to American Westward expansion. The Arch was completed in 1966 and stands 630 feet / 192 meters high. It is exactly as wide as it is tall.
To me, the Arch is the most beautiful monumental sculpture in the world. I look at it every day as I drive to work and from my office window. It has moods. It is different at every hour, in every season and in every kind of weather. I never tire of it. For the last few years I have photographed it over and over, trying to avoid postcard cliches. Each time I carry my camera to its feet I look for something new.
Most of these pictures have been published in my other blog, St. Louis Daily Photo, documenting local life since March 2007. Come have a look.
All images and text on this blog are copyright Robert A. Crowe. All rights reserved. No use without express permission.
To me, the Arch is the most beautiful monumental sculpture in the world. I look at it every day as I drive to work and from my office window. It has moods. It is different at every hour, in every season and in every kind of weather. I never tire of it. For the last few years I have photographed it over and over, trying to avoid postcard cliches. Each time I carry my camera to its feet I look for something new.
Most of these pictures have been published in my other blog, St. Louis Daily Photo, documenting local life since March 2007. Come have a look.
All images and text on this blog are copyright Robert A. Crowe. All rights reserved. No use without express permission.
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- Eero Saarinen, the Arch's Architect
- enchantedlearning.com - good engineering stuff
- From citysearch.com
- From greatbuildings.com
- From the American Institure of Architects Shape of America series - featuring my photos
- From The New York Times
- Gateway Arch Fact Sheet
- Gatewayarch.com - the official site
- How Things Work: The Gateway Arch
- Masonic Astonomical Allignment of Arch and Old Court House
- Muesum of American Westward Expansion Under the Arch
- Ride the Tram To the Top Of the Arch
- St. Louis Arch Blog-only a few posts but a wealth of technical info
- US National Parks Service Arch Page (they own the place)
- Wikipedia Entry On The Arch
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About Me
- Bob Crowe
- Lawyer for a living until I had enough, photographer for passion and satisfaction, worker in downtown St. Louis for 47 years. What I see is what you get.
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3 comments:
Yep, pretty amazing and the gradation of color is stunning. I'm liking this blog!!!
je ne connaissais pas ce blog sur tes photos de la grande arche, mais c'est une très bonne idée, a quand une exposition ?
I did not know this blog on your photos of the great arch, but it is a very good idea, when an exhibition?
Love this one. It's on the wall of my home office!
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