Some of the materials:

5,290 US Tons of steel (4,799 Metric Tons) (10,580,000 pounds) (equal to 2/3 the steel in the Eiffel Tower) for 15,006 specially designed steel footing weights, varying between 615 and 837 pounds each, according to the width of the gate, (279 - 379 Kg.). Gates varied in width because there are 25 different widths of walkways in Central Park. The weights rested on the hard surface of the walkways. There were no holes in Central Park.

315,491 linear feet (60 miles) (96.5 Km.) of Vinyl tube, 5 inch x 5 inch square, (12,7 x 12,7 cm.) extruded in saffron color, recyclable, specially designed, (for each gate: 2 vertical 16 feet long (4,87 meter), and one horizontal (varying between 6 and 18 feet, because the width of the walkways varies).

15,006 specially designed, recyclable, cast aluminum upper corner reinforcements which held together the 2 vertical poles to the horizontal pole.

15,006 base anchor sleeves. Which were bolted to the steel footing weights.

15,006 (1/2 inch x 8 inch x 8 inch) (1.27 x 22,8 x 22,8 cm.) steel leveling plates. The leveling plates were installed between the base anchor sleeve and the steel base. Each leveling plate held a pivoting bolt which ensured the perfect verticality of the poles, even when the walkways were inclined.

165,132 bolts and self locking nuts. (7,506 x 22)

15,006 (8 x 8 x 8 inch) (22,8 x 22,8 x 22,8 cm.) Vinyl leveling plate covers, which hid the bolts.

116,389 miles (187,311 Km.) of nylon thread extruded in saffron color and specially woven into 1,067,330 square feet (99,155 square meters) of recyclable, rip-stop fabric, and then shipped to the sewing factory to be cut and sewn into 7,503 fabric panels of various widths. 46 miles (74 Km.) of hems.

The Gates remained in Central park for 16 days. Removal started on February 28, 2005 and was completed on March 11, 2005.