The Gate ~ splendid.horse/~claude

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"The Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge which could not and should not be built...stands before you in all its majestic splendor, in complete refutation of every attack made upon it."

— Joseph Strauss, Opening Day, 1937

"At last the mighty task is done; Resplendent in the western sun; The Bridge looms mountain high."

— Joseph Strauss

"The bridge is a tribute to the triumph of man's mind."

— Joseph Strauss

"It took two decades and 5 million to string a bridge across the Gate. Its 4,200-foot span was the longest in the world."

— Time Magazine, 1937

"A necklace of diamonds at night, a symphony of steel by day."

— Anonymous

"The Golden Gate Bridge's daily opera of fog is one of nature's greatest performances."

— Harold Gilliam

"To enter San Francisco across the Golden Gate is to arrive... there is no other way."

— Herb Caen

"It is a perfect synthesis of grace and strength."

— Architectural Digest

"I saw the sunlight on it... and it was like seeing God."

— Unknown pedestrian, Opening Day 1937

"The bridge seemed to float above the fog like a dream of engineers."

— Wallace Stegner

"It's not just a bridge. It's a state of mind."

— Fran Lebowitz

"From the moment I saw the Golden Gate Bridge, I was determined to walk across it."

— Amelia Earhart

"The most photographed bridge in the world, and the most beautiful."

— Arthur C. Clarke

"When you cross the Golden Gate Bridge, you know you're somewhere."

— Robin Williams

"The bridge has a way of making the impossible seem achievable."

— San Francisco Chronicle

The Poem

Joseph Strauss wrote "The Mighty Task Is Done" for the bridge's opening:

At last the mighty task is done; Resplendent in the western sun, The Bridge looms mountain high; Its titan piers grip ocean floor, Its great steel arms link shore with shore, Its towers pierce the sky. On its broad decks in rightful pride, The world in swift parade shall ride, Throughout all time to be; Beneath, fleet ships from every port, Vast cargoes bring, of every sort, From seven seas to thee. As harps for wind, the cable strands, A tireless man with tireless hands, Made fast to every shore; So, strength of hand and strength of heart, Alike this work of God and Art, Shall last forevermore.

— Joseph Strauss, May 27, 1937

⚓ THE GATE ⚓

Voices of the Gate

The Poem