Design
The proposed arch would be 700 feet tall, a height which includes a giant gold-colored crucifix on the top, and which would make it the tallest monument in the world. There would be two chapels within the arch: the Holy Innocents Shrine at its base and the Chapel of the Triumph at the apex.
An artist's conception of the planned arch, based on an early design, showed it to be more angular in its general shape than the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. A rounder design concept was made available for public viewing in 2010. As with the Gateway Arch, people would be able to ascend the inside of the monument.
The proposed arch would be located in the Outer Harbor of Buffalo, New York on the shores of Lake Erie.
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