St. Louis Landmarks
Tourist attractions, famous landmarks and other points of interest in St. Louis, Missouri:
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This cemetery was established after the cholera epidemic of 1849. Many bodies were moved from the St. Louis Cemetery downtown to this burial ground. A number of the famous Busch and Lemp family of brewers are buried here.
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Also called New Busch Stadium or Busch Stadium III, the baseball park opened on April 4, 2006. It offers a panoramic view of the downtown St. Louis skyline, as well as the city's distinctive Gateway Arch.
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Calvary ia a 477 acre (1.9 kmē) Roman Catholic cemetery established in 1857. Some of the old burials and tombstones were transferred to Calvary Cemetery from much older Catholic cemeteries originally existing in what is now the downtown area of the city.
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Officially named the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the arch was built to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase and St. Louis' role as the "gateway" to the western frontier of the early United States.
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This 33-room house was built in 1868 by Jacob Feickert. William J. Lemp, a merchant and brewery owner moved into it in 1876. The ghosts of several Lemp family members are said to haunt the mansion.
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Built in 1891 and
Designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, this 10-story red-brick office building is among the first skyscrapers in the world. Its steel frame and intricate terra cotta ornament in vertical bands emphasizes its height.
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