Cairo, Egypt, in its history[?] has had a significant number of fortified gates protecting both inner and outer city. Apart from the purpose of defense they were also used for differentiation of the varied social and economic classes. Often the gates were heavily decorated as artistic pieces.
... heavily influenced by Kesey's LSD-soaked Trips Festivals[?]. This early period is covered in Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." Their musical influences ...