All the Gates were 16 feet (4,87 meters) tall. However, the Gates were not all the same width. Some Gates were only 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) wide. Other Gates were as wide as 18 feet (5.48 meters). The changing sizes helped create the sense that the Gates were living, growing parts of the environment.
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Christo's Gates: Are they art, architecture... or trash? You tell us!


