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In response to "Drove through St Louis again to drop my daughter at summer camp for two weeks. The Arch is still a phenomenal sight." by TWuG

Thing I just learned last week: the arch is built of stainless steel.

Posted by GregW (aka not2fast) Jul 15 '12, 17:05

I have never been there, but I always assumed it was standard reinforced concrete. I don't know how I missed the fact that it was stainless steel.

It is currently the largest stainless steel structure in the world.

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No way concrete could maintain that shape. -- nm - Spawn Jul 15, 17:17
The elevator to the top is freaky. You should go up in it, it's fun! -- nm - miffed67 Jul 15, 17:10 1
- When I went as a child I was *pissed* that there was no slide down. - Spawn Jul 15, 17:17

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Thing I just learned last week: the arch is built of stainless steel.

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