the Gateway Arch的意思|示意

While the Gateway Arch is America's tallest monument, several buildings, such as New York's Empire State building (1250ft) and Chicago's Sears Tower (1454ft) would loom over the Arch.

虽然大拱门是美国最高的纪念碑，但仍有几座建筑物远远高过它，如纽约的帝国大厦(1250英尺)，芝加哥的西尔斯摩天大楼(1454英尺)。

At the bottom of the terrace is a half-octagonal arch gateway, interesting for its wealth of detail: it is decorated with splendid images of Buddha and four celestial guardians carved on the walls.

底部的阳台是半八角弓网关，有趣，丰富的细节：它是装饰华丽佛像和四个天体监护人雕刻的墙壁上。