Shot while lying on my back directly under the apex on a blazing summer day. The Arch has a little of the monolith from 2001 in this image.
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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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- From citysearch.com
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- 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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- 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:
toujours aussi gracieuse, on dirait une tige d'une fleur.
always so gracious, they would say a stem of a flower.
Greetings Bob. This Gateway blog is an excellent idea. So glad to have all these images in one spot. This one is particularly brilliant. Clarion publishers would be a good candidate for your book of these outstanding photographs. Cheers!
Hello, Bob
I no longer have the Arch in sight during the early morning as I did when I lived in East Carondelet, Illinois--my home is now in southern California. But I agree that the blog is a worthwhile endeavor and has brought me back home for a great visit.
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