Monument to the Dream

A calm, admiring look at engineering and design, more instructive than dramatic, best for viewers curious about how big things get built.

Directed by

Charles Guggenheim, L.T. Iglehart, Jr

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Paul Richards

Overview

Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to assembly and completion. Innovative structural techniques and brilliant design show why this avant-garde monument is among the greatest civil engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, art, work

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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