Sather Gate and Bridge
The Sather Gate and Bridge , a well-known symbol of the University of California at Berkeley, located south of the campus , separates Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, which leads to the central area of the campus. The gate , completed in 1919, was donated by Jane K. Sather, a patroness of the university, in memory of her husband Peder Sather.
The gate was designed by John Galen Howard . Eight bas-relief figures designed by Professor Earl Cummins were placed on the archway : 4 naked men representing the disciplines of law , medicine , philosophy and mining and 4 naked women representing the disciplines of agriculture , architecture , art and electrical engineering . However, because of a public nuisance, the figures had to be removed again immediately. However, 67 years later they were rediscovered and reinstalled.
Originally the Sather Gate was the terminus of Telegraph Avenue and intended as the southern entrance to the university campus. However, the university later expanded in a southerly direction beyond Strawberry Creek, so that Sproul Plaza now separates the city of Berkeley from Sather Gate.
The gate is California Historic Landmark No. 946. On March 25, 1982, Sather Gate and Bridge was listed as a structure on the National Register of Historic Places .
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- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 1, 2016
Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '12.9 " N , 122 ° 15' 34.3" W.