The very top, 630 feet or 192 meters above the base of the structure and quite some distance more to the river. That varies with the season and the water level, of course.
If you visit St. Louis, you really should ride to the top. Notice the slit windows looking downward. It's most fun in a high wind. The Arch was designed to sway when necessary. We have some pretty wild thunderstorms but the Arch has been around for 41 years and it hasn't fallen over yet.
If you visit St. Louis, you really should ride to the top. Notice the slit windows looking downward. It's most fun in a high wind. The Arch was designed to sway when necessary. We have some pretty wild thunderstorms but the Arch has been around for 41 years and it hasn't fallen over yet.
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When you gonna go to the top and get some shots up there? I've already done so...
That's a valid question. I should get me rear up there this weekend. The weather forecast looks good.
I drove by St. Louis on 255 the other day and saw the arch in the distance. The arch marks the spot where you must have been standing to get this photo.
Hi, Annie. Thanks for your note. I was standing right underneath the Arch when I shot this, looking up with a telephoto lens.
tres beau detail, toujours fan de cette serie
very beautiful detail, always fan of this series
Agh! All the talk about wind and storms and the swaying of the Arch is making me sick! The one time I went to the top I could barely look out the windows. I've got this thing with heights and the swaying only made it worse. And it wasn't even a particularly windy day. *shivers* But of course I just had to see the photo that Andrew took. I'm not gonna sleep well tonight, I just know it.
I do like your photo though. Perfectly framed!
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