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{{About | the point of entry or exit||Gate (disambiguation)|and|Gateway (disambiguation)}}<br />
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[[File:Gate of the BCR Headquarters Building (Bucharest, Romania).jpg|thumb|Gate from [[Bucharest]] (Romania)]]<br />
[[File:Castel Béranger, February 16, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|[[Art Nouveau]] gate of [[Castel Béranger]] (Paris)]]<br />
[[File:Kebun Raya Bali Candi Bentar IMG 8794.jpg|thumb|[[Candi bentar]], a typical [[Indonesia]]n gate that is often found on the islands of [[Java]] and [[Bali]]]]<br />
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A '''gate''' or '''gateway''' is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by [[wall]]s. The word derived from old Norse "gat"<ref>{{Cite web|title=gate {{!}} Origin and meaning of gate by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gate|access-date=2019-04-20|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en}}</ref> meaning [[road]] or [[wikt:path|path]]; But other terms include '''''[[yett]] and [[portal (architecture)|port]]'''''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall or fence, rather than a [[Barricade|barrier]] which closed it. Gates may prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals, or they may be merely decorative. The moving part or parts of a gateway may be considered "[[Door|doors]]", as they are fixed at one side whilst opening and closing like one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gate|title=GATE {{!}} meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary|website=dictionary.cambridge.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><br />
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A gate may have a [[latch (hardware)|latch]] that can be raised and lowered to both open a gate or prevent it from swinging.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gardenista.com/posts/hardware-101-gate-latches-style-guide/|title=Hardware 101: Gate Latches|date=2016-11-17|website=Gardenista|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Locks are also used on gates to increase the security. Larger gates can be used for a whole building, such as a [[castle]] or [[fortified town]]. Actual doors can also be considered gates when they are used to block entry as prevalent within a [[gatehouse]]. Today, many gate doors are opened by an [[Electric gate|automated gate operator]].<br />
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==Purpose-specific types of gate==<br />
[[File:Torii de Miyajima 2.JPG|thumb|Japanese ''[[Torii]]'' at [[Itsukushima Shrine]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] Japan, where the Hindu goddess [[Saraswati]] is worshipped as the Buddhist-Shinto goddess [[Benzaiten]]]]<br />
* [[Baby gate]] a safety gate to protect babies and toddlers<br />
* [[City gate]] of a [[walled city]]<br />
* [[Hampshire gate]] (a.k.a. New Zealand gate, wire gate, etc.)<br />
* [[Kissing gate]] on footpaths<br />
* [[Lychgate]] with a roof<br />
* [[Mon (architecture)|Mon]] ''Japanese:'' gate. The religious [[torii]] compares to the Chinese [[Paifang|pailou]] (paifang), Indian [[torana]], Indonesian [[Paduraksa]] and Korean [[hongsalmun]]. Mon are widespread, in [[Japanese garden]]s.<br />
* [[Portcullis]] of a castle<br />
* Race gates a gate used checkpoints on [[race tracks]].<br />
* [[Slip gate]] on footpaths<br />
* [[Turnstile]]<br />
* [[Watergate (architecture)|Watergate]] of a castle by navigable water<br />
* [[Slalom skiing]] gates<br />
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==Image gallery==<br />
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File:Gate ajar.jpg|This gate and massive gateposts has no locks—a gate marks a [[border]]line in ownership/use and can allow passage.<br />
File:Garden Gate.JPG|A small, elegant gate to a meadow path<br />
File:Pergamonmuseum Babylon Ischtar-Tor.jpg|[[Ishtar Gate]] is the oldest [[city gate]] in existence<br />
File:Wringin Lawang, Trowulan.jpg|Wringin Lawang, a 14th-century [[Majapahit]] split gate, called ''"[[Candi bentar]]"'', in [[Trowulan]], [[Java]], [[Indonesia]]<br />
File:Ubud temple entrance.jpg|Richly decorated Indonesian [[Bali]]nese [[Balinese temple|temple]] gate called [[Paduraksa]]<br />
File:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia 8 by David Shankbone.jpg|This gate at [[Columbia University]] was closed to prevent entry of protesters<br />
File:Finlayson gate1.jpg|The gate of [[Finlayson (company)|Finlayson factory]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]<br />
File:Kansai University,1923.jpg|A gate at [[Kansai University]], built in 1923<br />
File:MalKingsPalaceGate.jpg|Malaysian King's Palace Gate, [[Kuala Lampur]]<br />
File:Ohrid Upper Gate close-up.jpg|Medieval ironclad city gate, from the Upper Gate in the old town of [[Ohrid]]<br />
File:Chinese_type_gate_from_kerala.jpg|Chinese traditional type gate (iron gate in front of house) in [[Kerala, India]]<br />
File:MuscatRoadGate.jpg|Gates decorate routes in the entrance of [[Muscat, Oman]]<br />
File:Kuwaitgate.jpg|Kuwait Gate, historically surrounded [[Kuwait City]], built in 1929<br />
File:Royal Military College of Canada front gates.jpg|[[Royal Military College of Canada]] front gates and [[gatehouse]]<br />
File:Ernst Rudolph By the Entrance.jpg|Ernst Rudolph, ''By the Entrance''<br />
File:Royal_Mint_Melbourne.jpg|Decorative [[Lists of national symbols|emblems of state]] are also fixed on gates to public buildings, old Royal [[Melbourne Mint]]<br />
File:Shri Swaminarayan Mandir gate.jpg|Gate of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, [[Bhavnagar]], India<br />
File:Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University gate on the eve of Namvistar Din celebrations.png|Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University gate on the eve of [[Namantar Andolan#Namvistar Din|Namvistar Din]] celebrations reflects [[Ajanta Caves|Ajanata]] art<br />
File:Michael's Gate and tower-Bratislava-Slovakia.JPG|[[Michael's Gate]] in [[Bratislava]], Slovakia<br />
File:St Louis Gateway Arch.jpg|St. Louis [[Gateway Arch]]<br />
File:Shunfeng Park Paifang (night).jpg|A Chinese [[Paifang]] at [[Foshan]], China<br />
File:Warszawa, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26-28 20170516 001.jpg|[[Warsaw University]] main gate, Poland<br />
File:Gate of Farm Gunsteling in Namibia (2017).jpg|Gate of Farm ''Gunsteling'' in [[Namibia]] (2017)<br />
File:Ancient gate of Suandok temple , Chiangmai , Thailand.jpg|Thai Temple ([[wat]]) gate at [[Wat Suan Dok]], [[Chiang Mai Province|Chiang Mai]] <br />
File:Ariyalai Mahamari Amman Kovil (அரியாலை மகாமாரி அம்மன் கோவில்).jpg|A [[gopuram]], [[Hindu temple]] gate tower, in [[Sri Lanka]]<br />
File:Eiheiji35nt3200.jpg|A Japanese temple gate (mon) at [[Eiheiji]]<br />
File:Puerta Torre de los siete suelos Alhambra Granada Spain.jpg|A [[Moorish architecture]] gate in [[Alhambra]], [[Granada]], [[Spain]]<br />
File:Gate of the Thai Embassy in Paris.jpg|A [[French architecture|French]]-manner gate of the embassy of Thailand in [[Paris]]<br />
File:Embassy of South Korea in Moscow, gates.jpg|Adapted-[[Korean architecture|Korean]]-manner gate of the embassy of South Korea in [[Moscow]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Barricade|Barrier]]<br />
* [[Boom barrier]] (a.k.a. boom gate)<br />
* [[Border]]<br />
* [[Gate tower]]<br />
* [[Gopuram]]<br />
* [[Leave the gate as you found it]]<br />
* [[Portal (architecture)]]<br />
* [[Portcullis]]<br />
* [[Threshold (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Triumphal arch]]<br />
* [[List of scandals with "-gate" suffix]]<br />
* [[Watergate]], as used in politics<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category multi|Gates|Portals}}<br />
{{Wiktionary|gate}}<br />
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