Construction of the arch began on February 12, 1963, and was finished on October 28, 1965
cost about 13 million dollars to build
Height 630 feet
Width at the base 630 feet
Weight 43,000 tons
Exterior composition Stainless steel
When it was built February 12, 1963 -October 28, 1965
Depth of the foundation 60 feet
Architect Eero Saarinen
Structural Engineer Fred Severud
Location In the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 11 North Fourth Street, St. Louis, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River
The first Busch Stadium was closed in 1966, at which time the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams were relocated to their new home at Busch Memorial Stadium.
The cost of building the stadium was $346 million, and the construction of Ballpark Village cost an additional $646 million.
During the first season of opening, every seat in the stadium was sold out and the team's first season attendance was 3,407,104, the second largest in baseball history.
Total capacity of the stadium is 43,975 seats and has a total of 46,861 when combined with standing room capacity.
Guests of the stadium are invited to tour the facilities and enjoy taking in an early batting practice session on game days.
Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953, after team owner Gussie Busch
The first Busch closed in 1966, and both the baseball Cardinals, and the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals moved to a new, multi-purpose stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium. (Busch Memorial Stadium was razed in late 2005.)
The playing field at the current Busch Stadium is bluegrass and the outfield wall is 8 feet high.
engage all children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic.
Create exhibits and programs that reflect the special abilities and interests of children, that give children the tools to construct their own knowledge and that foster their natural curiosity to learn.
Provide a safe, wholesome and stimulating environment where families can learn together, laugh together and be together.
Extend learning beyond the museum experience—creating exhibits and programs that serve as an enticement to further investigation and learning.
Be an educational resource to the community through programs that support hands-on education.
Be an inclusive organization, reaching out to those in the community who have the fewest opportunities.
opened to the public on October 16, 1979 in a quaint 5,500 square foot Victorian mansion located in the demographic center of the St. Louis region.