Gates to official residences often feature elaborate ironwork. Ironwork is any Weapon, artwork, Utensil or architectural feature made of Iron especially used for decoration

A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an opening in a fence. A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary Gates may prevent or control entry or exit, or they may be merely decorative.

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. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. See also List of cities with defensive walls A defensive wall is a Fortification used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors A door is a panel or barrier usually hinged or sliding that is used to cover an opening in a Wall or partition going into a building or space Today many gate doors are opened by an automated gate operator. A gate operator is a mechanical device used to open and close a gate such as one at the end of a driveway

History

In ancient and medieval times, gatehouses of cities and castles were heavily defended and fortified to prevent breaching of the gates. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Often the gate would consist of several pairs of doors and iron grates along a channel of rocks through the gatehouse. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 The top of the tunnel commonly had killing holes to allow defenders to attack invaders trying to breach the inner doors. Drawbridges were common in conjunction with gates to facilitate passing the moat; moats were often used to increase the effective height of the walls. A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of

A number of gates are used to mark military victories or important occasions as in a triumphal arch. A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental Archway, in theory built to celebrate a victory in war actually used to celebrate a ruler

See also

• Border, threshold or barrier
• City gate
• Gate (airport)
• Gatehouse
• Doorway or gateway
• Kissing gate
• Lych gate
• Torii
• Triumphal arch
• Turnstile
• Noise gate

This gate doesn't prevent entry but clearly suggests a borderline. Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative A city gate is a Gate which is or was set within a City wall. A Gate in Aviation is a section at an Airport terminal for transferring Passengers and airline crews to an Aircraft. A gatehouse is a feature of European Castles Manor houses and Mansions Originally a gatehouse was a fortified structure built over the gateway A kissing gate is a type of Gate which allows people to pass through but not Livestock. A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, (from Old English lic, corpse is a gateway A is a traditional Japanese Gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine, although it can be found at Buddhist temples as well A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental Archway, in theory built to celebrate a victory in war actually used to celebrate a ruler A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of Gate which allows one person to pass at a time A Noise Gate or gate is an Electronic device or Software logic that is used to control the volume of an audio signal	A small but elegant gate to a meadow path.	Ishtar Gate is the oldest city gate in existence. The Ishtar Gate ( Assyrian: ܕܵܪܘܲܐܙܲܐ ܕܥܵܐܫܬܲܪ translit Darwaza D'Ishtar, Arabic:بوابة عشتار was the A city gate is a Gate which is or was set within a City wall.	In modern times, electronic gateways provide protection, and allow communication traffic to pass. In Telecommunications, the term gateway has the following meaning In a Communications network, a network node equipped for interfacing with
This gate at Columbia University was closed to prevent protesters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from entering the campus in 2007. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Here, students stand to get a better look at the protest.

• Photos and locations of gates and stiles in Britain