Cities of Structures - Church gate

In cities, dividers hold significant power. They shape your journey towards destiny, dictating the pace, flow, and the crowd. Dividers split roads into two equal and opposing halves, directing one towards the east and the other towards the west. They also determine the orientation of shops and buildings along the roads, so if the roads run from east to west, the buildings will face north and south, creating directional symmetry. The only exception is pedestrians, who walk either from east to west or from north to south, with dividers broken by zebra crossings to facilitate this organic movement.

In cities, dividers also become a business opportunity, serving as spaces for advertisements, from real estate companies to local leaders' promotional messages. Dividers also provide a livelihood for balloon sellers and contribute to the city's green initiatives.

During the morning and evening rush hours, as the city inhales and exhales residents from the outskirts, dividers become especially influential. Between 8:15 am to 8:30 am in the morning and 5 pm to 6:30 pm in the evening, when the city transforms its roads into a bustling movement of vehicles and people, dividers define the pace, anger, and frustration of the city. Being stuck on one side of the divider can interrupt appointments, cancel business deals, and strain relationships, while the other side of the divider remains silent and free.

The stories of dividers are endless, like any other structures in the city, yet dividers continue to occupy a prominent space within it.