Gateway Stele - Dallas, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.603 W 096° 48.278
14S E 705617 N 3628667
The archway leads from Lubben Plaza Park to the parking lot next door.
Waymark Code: WM114KC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2019
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Bill Chance"Recalling the ancient post-and-lintel portal form, “Gateway Stele” is made of Fredricksberg granite in a universal statement of civilizations coming together. It is functional, both as a passageway to be walked through, and as a place to remain, sitting on the surrounding natural bench.
Quote from artist Jesus Bautista Moroles:
The idea for ‘Gateway Stele’ comes from the traditional stele form, which is a monolithic stone with hieroglyphic writing. The posts of this portal have my writing in the patterns of squares cut into the stone. Just as we can’t translate the cryptic messages in the ancient stele, my ‘writing’ has no real translation, but it is meant to be interpreted on a visual basis.”