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The Gates, February 12-27, 2005

By Shelley Esaak, About.com

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The Gates at Fifth Avenue and East 84th, Looking Southwest

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Fifth Avenue and East 84 Street looking southwest

© Stan Parchin

With one final sidewalk shot, at Fifth Avenue and East 84th, Stan bids The Gates "Dovizhdane," or, perhaps, "Au revoir."

About The Gates

Artists: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Work Conceived: 1979
Installed: February 12-27, 2005
Medium:

  • 5,290 US Tons of steel
  • 315,491 linear feet of vinyl tubing
  • 1,067,330 square feet of rip-stop nylon fabric
Estimated Cost: $21 - $29 million US, borne by the artists
Location: Central Park, New York City

All images © Stan Parchin; used here with permission for public viewing purposes only. Images may not be copied, altered, retransmitted or used commercially in any way.

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