My moongate attempt:

[Earth_First]

So this was my first attempt at constructing a moongate. Had a pile of dolomitic limestone lying around and decided to give it a go.

I was trying for something a little more artistic on the keystone; you can immediately see why it failed.

I was nearly certain this wouldn't work, but went against my own best judgement...ah well.

I made some mental notes on how to make the next attempt successful and hope to have another attempt in the works shortly.

Total construction time: approximately 2 hours.

Enjoy!

[avebury]

1. Or a stargate from SG-1.

[femmocrat]

2. I think it's lovely!

But what is a moongate?

[pokerfan]

3. I had to google it

A Moon Gate (Chinese: 月门; pinyin: yuèmén) is a circular opening in a garden wall that acts as a pedestrian passageway, and a traditional architectural element in Chinese gardens. Moon Gates have many different spiritual meanings for every piece of tile on the gate and on the shape of it. The sloping roofs of the gate represent the half moon of the Chinese Summers and the tips of the tiles of the roof have talismans on the ends of them. Chinese Gardens are often used as a display of class and beauty in many different Western Cultures. The purpose of these gates is to serve as a very inviting entrance into gardens of the rich upper class in China. The gates were originally only found in the gardens of wealthy Chinese nobles.

[femmocrat]

5. Thank you!

Now I want one! hahaha

[Earth_First]

6. Thanks for filling in...

I've been away in the field working away on finishing a project.

[petronius]

4. Very cool project! Please share the next iteration...

[In_The_Wind]

7. That's cool!

[clarice]

8. I really like it. nt