Cool Gate: The stargates, giant miles-wide holes in space through which can be seen the distorted stars at the other end of the wormhole, embedded in a pair of arms wrapped around it containing a whole pile of support machinery, a power reactor, and a little bit of space traffic control automation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2012/08/17/trope-a-day-cool-gate