R. M. Fischer, East Meets West, Rector Gate, Battery Park City, 1985–89, stainless steel, bronze, granite, and electric lights. © 1988 by Chris Callis. Inset: MacArthur Park Gate, Los Angeles, 1985. © 1988 by Richard Ross
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