AMERICAN LANDMARKS:
Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble
GATEWAY ARCH
built 1965
paper
model scale 1:1500
Architect Eero Saarinen designed this elegant modern monument to commemorate the roleSt. Louis played as the gateway to western settlement. Eight tiny rotating capsules in each leg of the arch transport visitors to an observation deck with stunning views of the Mississippi River and the city below.
A 1:2500 scale postcard version of this model is also available from Wurlington Press
How to build the Gateway Arch model
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Dover Publications, 2012: ISBN 978-0-486-48281-1. Paper models ©Matt Bergstrom, Wurlington Press