Special Use Facilities - MILLENNIUM GATE
MILLENNIUM GATE Project Overview
The Millennium Gate, as the project is known, takes the form of a triumphal arch and houses a public gallery for contemporary classical sculpture, as well as spaces for receptions and meetings. The design uses restrained classical detailing and will be embellished with a sculptural allegory by Alexander Stoddart, telling the story of peaceful accomplishment over the last 2000 years. The 73-foot high building will be the first classical monument of this scale to be built in the USA since the Jefferson Memorial in 1936.
Set in a prominent position on the edge of a new park located in Atlantic Station Development, this arch will renew the prospects of the old steel mills area around the site, and demonstrates how classical architecture can help to reclaim neglected urban areas. The project is the brainchild of American architectural designer and philanthropist, Rodney Mims Cook Jr. and is part of the Foundation's wider aim to re-establish classical principals in American cities.