Monument To The Dream

Duration: 27

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Paramount Pictures

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The Gateway Arch erected on the shores of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, as a memorial to the pioneers who passed through the city on their westward trek, is a marvel of modern engineering. Throughout the four years of construction, this film records the building of the massive structure, presenting the complexities that were a challenge to the architect, Eero Saarinen, the engineers, and the workmen. Shows how the most advanced techniques were utilized to set up a curved arch soaring 630 feet, with an observation tower at the top, and a small railway running up inside the arch., Shows the construction of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, from its conception by architect Eero Saarinen through its completion.

Complete Record: The Gateway Arch erected on the shores of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, as a memorial to the pioneers who passed through the city on their westward trek, is a marvel of modern engineering. Throughout the four years of construction, this film records the building of the massive structure, presenting the complexities that were a challenge to the architect, Eero Saarinen, the engineers, and the workmen. Shows how the most advanced techniques were utilized to set up a curved arch soaring 630 feet, with an observation tower at the top, and a small railway running up inside the arch., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.