Emma Fierberg
How many stories is the Gateway Arch? What does the St. Louis Gateway Arch memorialize? How many people died building the Gateway Arch? What kind of an arch is used in Romanesque architecture? What is pediment in architecture? What arches were used in Renaissance architecture?
The city of St. Louis lies along the Mississippi River, and is commonly referred to as the ‘Gateway to the West’. Made famous with its iconic Gateway Arch, passionate sports fans, and blues music scene, there’s always something interesting to do year-
The St. Louis Gateway Arch exhibits one of the strongest types of possible arches. By looking at historical monuments that were made decades and even centuries ago, it is apparent that the ancient builders had an advanced knowledge of angles and arches. The builders had to know the right shap...
“Mom, can we play with your Star Wars cards!”, I turn into Clark Griswold passing by and waxing poetic about the St. Louis Arch as Russ and Audrey excitedly ask to go into it….”No”. Sure, of course when they are older and more responsible in their 30’s. What, am I CRAZY...
What is St. Basil's Cathedral made of? What is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world? What style of architecture is Chartres Cathedral? How tall is the National Cathedral? Who built the St. Louis Cathedral? Who is the cathedral of Notre-Dame dedicated to? What does the dome of Hagia...
An election being decided in the House of Representatives is, to say the least, not ideal as Americans would find out in 1824 (the election of the alleged “corrupt bargain”) and 1876, the only time in which a presidential candidate lost who got the majority, as opposed to the plurality...
Roman builders perfected the semicircular arch made of separate blocks of stone. As a method of spanning space, the arch can support greater weight than a horizontal beam. It works in compression to divert the weight above it out to the sides, where the weight is borne by the vertical ...
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We are told pedestrians climbed ladders at first to go-between street level and the sidewalks in front of the building entrances.Then brick archways were constructed next to the road surface, above the submerged sidewalks. Prism lights were then installed over the gaps between the raised streets...