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Rainey Gate of the NY Zooligical Garden

1954

Rainey Gate, Bronx Zoo

Rainey Gate of the NY Zooligical Garden

IMAGE DATE1954
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Situated at the north end of the Bronx Zoo, just south of East Fordham Road, the Rainey Gates were completed in 1934 as a memorial to noted big game hunter Paul James Rainey. The Art Deco bronze gates are the work of noted sculptor Paul Manship. They depict stylized animals including polar bears, elk, turtles at the base, and a single majestic seated lion at the very top.

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