Gateway Arch

located on the bank of the Mississippi River. With over 315,000 residents, this city is an exciting one and has many things to offer its residents. It has a rich French history and many beautiful things to see within the city, including the famous Gateway Arch. For those looking to move to St. Louis, MO, learning more about the city can help you determine if it is the city for you. Here is some information for you to consider. Economy St. Louis is made up of a diverse variety of sectors. Some…

adornment to the city, it is said the influence of modern architectural opinions allegedly saw the building disparaged as “eclectic” and distasteful. The significance of the station is characterised and stems from the stations famous dome, arched gateway and its renowned clocks connecting commuters of Melbourne to the…

Purugganan, Jeff André C. BSE32 Professor Jesser Eullo Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology that can be dissected using Joseph Campbell’s Hero Myth. The Hero’s Journey in the story is the following: I. Separation/Departure A. Call to Adventure Percy Jackson’s mundane existence is a troublesome kid with a peculiar case of dyslexia and ADHD. He gets himself kicked out of every school he has ever been to.…

We interviewed Neil from Mumbai, India. Mumbai is a very densly populated city in India and is located on India's west coast. The biggest tourist attraction there is The Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Mumbai was formerly called Bombay and changed its name in 1995 due to Shiv Sena deciding that "Bombay" was a corrupted English version of "Mumbai" and an unwanted legacy of British colonial rule. The new name, "Mumbai" comes from Mumbā or Mahā-Ambā, meaning "the name…

trade. The decaying sugar used to build this piece exemplifies the story behind the placement and why it was created in the first place. She would name it, A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby. The posture of the Sugar Baby was very sexual. The arch in her back correspond with the gesture of a dog in heat.…

As a proud and humbled Native American, that is apart of a group of people who were the first settlers on the face of the American Continent, and to go up against the disadvantages and unfairness that we were treated with, makes me feel disturbed and enraged. The settlers deprived us from our land, enforced their religion, shifted us onto reservation camps and had the audacity to call us godless savages. According to them, the only reason why they came here originally was to get out of the…

Romanesque and Gothic architecture, for me, is a very interesting topic as one style evolved from the other. Romanesque architecture is believed to have developed between the 6th and 10th century, while Gothic architecture arose in the 12th century. Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe, although in England, it is more often referred to as Norman architecture. It was the first style of architecture which stood out since the Roman Empire. Many of the Romanesque…

Choose three ancient civilizations. What were the achievements of each of these civilizations? How did each of these civilizations make lasting contributions to humankind? Throughout history, ancient civilizations have created and developed important and lasting contributions to society. Among these civilizations are Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient India. These civilizations have made meaningful contributions to areas such as architecture and technology, and have paved the…

Alhambra and it holds the Hall of the Ambassadors, also holds the largest room in the Alhambra (Mirmobiny). The ceilings of the Hall of Ambassadors are decorated in intricate details of mainly gold, hues of blue, and red. The ceilings also mimic an arch like structure that protrudes down to a geometric point and the pattern is repeated to the walls that frame the windows with fine details. The arched windows revitalize the room with the natural lighting and you are able to see the sophisticated…

is located at the confluence of two of the world’s great rivers, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. St. Louis, Missouri, has a long history and diverse culture and is the largest metropolitan area in the United States. The place where the Gateway Arch is located, home to well-known sports teams like the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues. St. Louis's long-lasting history begins when it was first founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. Since then, St.…