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Gates to official residences often feature elaborate ironwork.

A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an 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.

See also

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

This gate doesn't prevent entry but clearly suggests a borderline.	A small but elegant gate to a meadow path.	Ishtar Gate is the oldest city gate in existence.	In modern times, electronic gateways provide protection, and allow communication traffic to pass.
This gate at Columbia University was closed to prevent protesters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from entering the campus in 2007. Here, students stand to get a better look at the protest.

• Photos and locations of gates and stiles in Britain

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