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Created: February 13, 2005
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Christo: Central Park
James Estrin/The New York Times
With flowing fabric the color of a sunrise, "The Gates" was unfurled Saturday
for the start of a 16-day stay on the footpaths in Central Park.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped the first piece of saffron-colored fabric to the cheers
of a huge crowd. He was joined by exhibit creators Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Andrea Mohin/The New York Times
The weather was windy and cold as the first fabric dropped from one of the 7,500
16-foot-high gates, creating what the artists billed as
"a visual golden river'' along the park's footpaths.
Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
More than 1 million square feet of fabric was used by the artists.
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Wayne Hendrickson and his daughter, Rachel, 2, were among the scores of peoplebr> who visited Central Park for the unfurling of "The Gates" on Saturday.
Ting-Li Wang / The New York Times
The city has said "The Gates" could attract tens of thousands of visitors during its 16-day run.
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
The shifting light on Saturday couldn't have been better to show off the effects of the cloth.
James Estrin/The New York Times
There were 7,500 sheets of nylon that had to be released throughout the park.
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, with Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, in the Sheep Meadow on Saturday.
Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
"The Gates" blossomed Saturday at 8:31 a.m., as the artists had planned.
