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Several large pieces of public art are installed along the Esplanade in Battery Park City, where they stand under the watchful eyes of the doormen at the surrounding luxury apartment buildings. If you go to see the installations, you should expect the uniformed men to scrutinize you carefully, as they consider the art to be “theirs.”
This one, Rector Gate, forms a 50 foot high archway at the intersection of Rector Place and the Esplanade. Built by R.M. Fischer in 1989, Rector Gate is made of stainless steel, bronze, and granite and is illuminated at night. The artist is said to have drawn his inspiration from the past and future and included elements from skyscrapers and science fiction.
The gate
The sides look like enormous cheese graters
From here, you can see across the Hudson River
The top seems to be a combination radio tower, weather vane & weapon
Looking through the gate to New Jersey
Top of the sculpture
Looking up
Birds have built nests in the light fixture
Battery Park City
Rector Gate
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