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The Porta Nigra Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. Today a World Heritage Site.

The Holstentor a medieval city gate of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Today a World Heritage Site.

A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall.

Uses

City gates were traditionally built to provide a point of controlled access to and departure from a walled city for people, vehicles, goods and animals. Depending on their historical context they filled functions relating to defense, security, health, trade, taxation, and representation, and were correspondingly staffed by military or municipal authorities. The city gate was also commonly used to display diverse kinds of public information such as announcements, tax and toll schedules, standards of local measures, and legal texts. It could be heavily fortified, ornamented with heraldic shields, sculpture or inscriptions, or used as a location for warning or intimidation, for example by displaying the heads of beheaded criminals or public enemies.

City gates, in one form or another, can be found across the world in cities dating back to ancient times to around the 19th century. Many cities would close their gates after a certain curfew each night, for example a bigger one like Prague or a smaller one like Flensburg, in the north of Germany.

With increased stability and freedom, many walled cities removed such fortifications as city gates, although many still survive; albeit for historic interest rather than security. Many surviving gates have been heavily restored, rebuilt or new ones created to add to the appearance of a city, such as Bab Bou Jalous in Fes. With increased levels of traffic, city gates have come under threat in the past for impeding the flow of traffic, such as Temple Bar in London which was removed in the 19th century.

Examples


Ishtar Gate, Pergamon Museum, Berlin	Bhadkal Gate, Aurangabad, India

Qur'an Gate in Shiraz, Iran	Nowbar gate in Tabriz, Iran

Roshnai Gate, Lahore, Pakistan	Bab al Yemen of Sana'a, Yemen

Africa

Egypt: Gates of Cairo

Morocco: Bab Agnaou of Marrakech

Asia

China
- Zhengyangmen and Deshengmen in Beijing
- Gate of China in Nanjing
- city gate of Jianshui

Cyprus: Famagusta Gate in Nicosia

India
- Gateway of India in Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Walled city of Jaipur in Jaipur (Rajasthan)
- Walled city and gates of Aurangabad in Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
- Walled city of Kota in Kota (Rajasthan)
- Teen Darwaza in Bhadra Fort, Ahmedabad

Mesopotamia: Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Iran
- Qur'an gate (Shiraz)
- Nowbar gate (Tabriz).

Israel: Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls

Japan: Rashomon Gate, Kyoto

Macau: Portas do Cerco - border gate for Macau with neighbouring Zhuhai

Pakistan: Walled City of Lahore

South Korea: Seoul's city gates, including: Namdaemun and Dongdaemun

Taiwan: North gate of Taipei

Yemen: Bab al Yemen of Sana'a

Europe

Pile Gate, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Powder Tower, Prague, Czech Republic

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Hahnentor, Cologne, Germany

Nordertor, Flensburg, Germany

Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece

Porta Capuana, Naples, Italy

Notre Dame Gate, Birgu, Malta

St. Florian's Gate, Kraków, Poland

Green Gate in Gdańsk, Poland was built to serve as the formal residence of the Kings of Poland during their visits in Gdańsk

Brama Krakowska, Lublin, Poland

The second military gate in the Theodosian walls of Istanbul

Austria: Wienertor (1225/65): in Hainburg an der Donau

Belgium:
- Brusselpoort: in Mechelen
- Waterpoort in Antwerp
- Halle Gate in Brussels

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Višegradska kapija Višegrad gate, (also part of the old town of Vratnik) gate in Sarajevo

Croatia: Walls of Dubrovnik

Czech Republic:
- Powder Gate, Prague
- Písek Gate, Prague
- Zelená brána (Green Gate), Pardubice
- Brána Matky Boží, Jihlava
- Svatá brána, Kadaň
- Vysoká brána, Rakovník
- Pražská brána, Rakovník

Denmark: Vesterport, Faaborg

England:
- Bargate Southampton
- London's Roman and Medieval gates of the London Wall: Ludgate, Newgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate, Moorgate, Aldgate
- Westgate, Canterbury
- Eastgate, Northgate,Watergate and Bridgegate. Chester
- The gates (known as Bars) of the York city walls

Estonia: Tallinn Gate in Pärnu

France:
- Porte de Joigny and Porte de Sens in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
- Porte de la Craffe in Nancy
- Porte des Allemands in Metz
- Porte Saint-Denis and Porte Saint-Martin in Paris
- Porte Mars in Reims
- Porte Cailhau in Bordeaux
- Porte de la Grosse-Horloge in La Rochelle
- Porte Mordelaise in Rennes

Germany:
- Fünfgratturm in Augsburg
- Rotes Tor in Augsburg
- Vogeltor in Augsburg
- Wertachbrucker Tor in Augsburg
- Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin
- Eigelsteintor, Hahnentor, Ulrepforte, Severinstor in Cologne
- Nordertor, Kompagnietor and Rotes Tor in Flensburg
- Martinstor (Saint Martin's Gate) and Schwabentor in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Holstentor, in Lübeck
- Isartor, Sendlinger Tor, Karlstor and Propylaea in Munich
- East Gate, in Regensburg
- Steintor, in Rostock
- Old Gate, in Speyer
- Porta Nigra, in Trier

Greece: Lion Gate in Mycenae, 13th century B.C..

Ireland:
- Saint Laurence Gate, Drogheda
- Sheep Gate, Trim
- St. James's Gate, Dublin
- gates of Dublin

Italy:
- Porta Galliera, Bologna
- Porta Saragozza, Bologna
- Porta Paola, Ferrara
- Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio, in Milan
- Porta Nuova (Medieval), in Milan
- Porta Nuova, in Milan
- Porta Ticinese (Medieval), in Milan
- Porta Ticinese, in Milan
- Porta Capuana, Naples
- Porta San Gennaro, Naples
- Port'Alba, Naples
- Porta Nolana, Naples
- Porta Felice, in Palermo
- Porta Nuova, in Palermo
- Porta San Giovanni, in Rome
- Porta del Popolo, in Rome
- Porta Maggiore, in Rome
- Porta Pinciana, in Rome
- Porta Tiburtina, in Rome
- Porta San Sebastiano, in Rome
- Porta San Paolo, in Rome
- Porta Camollia, Siena
- Porta Palatina, in Turin

Lithuania: Gate of Dawn, in Vilnius

Malta:
- City Gate and Victoria Gate, Valletta
- Mdina Gate and Greeks Gate, Mdina
- Notre Dame Gate, Birgu
- St. Helen's Gate, Cospicua

Netherlands:
- Amsterdamse Poort, a city gate of Haarlem
- Waterpoort (water gate), Sneek
- Vischpoort (fish gate), Elburg
- Vischpoort (fish gate), Harderwijk
- Koppelpoort (combination gate), Amersfoort
- Zijlpoort (Eastern gate), Leiden

Poland:
- Brama Floriańska (St. Florian's Gate), Kraków
- Żuraw (Crane Gate), Gdańsk
- Brama Zielona (Green Gate), Gdańsk
- Brama Wyżynna (Highland Gate), Gdańsk
- Brama Mariacka, Gdańsk
- Brama Krakowska (Kraków Gate), Lublin
- Brama Mostowa (Bridge Gate), Toruń
- Brama Klasztorna, Toruń
- Brama Opatowska, Sandomierz
- Brama Młyńska (Mill Gate), Stargard
- Brama Pyrzycka, Stargard
- Brama Garncarska, Malbork
- Brama Lidzbarska (Lidzbark Gate), Bartoszyce
- Nowa Brama (New Gate), Słupsk
- Brama Świecka, Chojna
- Brama Wolińska, Goleniów
- Brama Odrzańska, Brzeg
- Brama Portowa (Port Gate), Szczecin
- Brama Górna, Olsztyn
- Brama Szczebrzeska, Zamość

Portugal:
- Arco da Porta Nova (Arch of the New Gate), Braga
- Portas da Cidade (City Gate), Ponta Delgada (Azores)
- Portão dos Varadouros (Beaching Gate) a.k.a. City Gate, Funchal (Madeira)

Romania: Catherine's Gate, Brașov

Russia
- Voskresensky Gate, Moscow
- Golden Gate, Vladimir

Slovakia:
- Michalská brána (Michael's Gate), Bratislava
- Košická brána, Levoča

Spain: See Category:City gates in Spain

Switzerland: The gates of the Basel City Walls, Basel

Turkey: The many gates in the walls of Constantinople, present day Istanbul

Ukraine: Golden Gate, Kiev

Wales: Chepstow Town Gate

The medieval Porta ticinese gate in Milan

Zijlpoort in Leiden, Netherlands

The Brama Młyńska in Stargard, Poland is one of a few water gates in Europe

Michael's Gate in Bratislava, Slovakia

Gate of the Istanbul University

The entrance of Machu Picchu.

North America

Canada: Ramparts of Quebec City

Trinidad and Tobago: City Gate (Port of Spain), Port of Spain

South America

Peru: Machu Picchu's gate

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