Sather Gate

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Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, leading to the center of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in memory of her late husband Peder Sather, a trustee of the College of California, which would later become the University of California.

[edit] History

Designed by John Galen Howard, it was completed in 1910. Atop the gate are eight panels of bas-relief figures: four nude men representing the disciplines of law, letters, medicine, and mining, and four nude women representing the disciplines of agriculture, architecture, art, and electricity. They were sculpted by Professor Earl Cummins. When the panels were first installed, public outrage over these nude figures led Sather to demand their removal.^{[citation needed]} Sixty-seven years later, they were rediscovered and re-installed.

Originally, the gate served as the terminus of Telegraph Avenue, and marked the University's south entrance. (The circle in front of the gate served as a turning point for the trolleys coming from Oakland.) The University later expanded further south of Strawberry Creek, and the gate is now well separated from Berkeley's city streets by Sproul Plaza.

It is California Historical Landmark No. 946 and No. 82004649 in the National Register of Historic Places.

University of California, Berkeley
Buildings	Bancroft Library • Botanical Garden • Bowles Hall • Cory Hall • Doe Memorial Library • Evans Hall • Gilman Hall • Hearst Greek Theatre • Hearst Memorial Mining Building • Sather Gate • Sather Tower • South Hall • Sproul Plaza • University House