Gate

This article is about the point of entry or exit. For other uses, see Gate (disambiguation).

Gates to official residences often feature elaborate ironwork.

A monumental gate of the Great Mosque of Kairouan also known as the Mosque of Uqba, in Kairouan, Tunisia.

A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or a moderately sized opening in a fence. Gates may prevent or control entry or exit, or they may be merely decorative. Other terms for gate include yett and port.

Larger gates can be used for a whole building, such as a castle or fortified town, or the actual doors that block entry through the gatehouse. Today many gate doors are opened by an automated gate operator.

Gallery

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  This gate does not prevent entry but clearly suggests a borderline.
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  A small but elegant gate to a meadow path.
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  Ishtar Gate is the oldest city gate in existence.
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  Wringin Lawang, a 14th century Majapahit split gate in Trowulan.
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  Richly decorated Balinese temple gate.
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  This gate at Columbia University was closed to prevent entry of protesters.
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  Malaysian King's Palace Gate, Kuala Lampur.
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  Medieval ironclad city gate, from the Upper Gate in the old town of Ohrid.
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  Chinese traditional type gate (iron gate in front of house) in Kerala, India
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  Gates decorate routes in the entrance of Muscat , Oman
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  Kuwait Gate, historically surrounded Kuwait City, Build in 1929

See also

• Baby gate
• Border, threshold (disambiguation) or barrier
• Bump Gate
• City gate
• Gate (airport)
• GATE (Examination)
• Gatehouse
• Gopuram
• Doorway or gateway
• Hampshire gate
• Kissing gate
• Leave the gate as you found it
• Lych gate
• Noise gate
• Torii
• Triumphal arch
• Turnstile

External links

• Photos and locations of gates and stiles in Britain