Roshnai Gate from Hazuri Bagh( Lahore)
A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. Other terms include port.
Uses
The city gate was commonly used to display various public information as diverse as standards of local measures, legal texts and beheaded heads of criminals.
Examples of city gates include:
Africa
Asia and Oceania
Europe
- Belgium: the remaining city gates of Bruges: Kruispoort, Gentpoort, Smedepoort, Ezelpoort
- England: London's Roman and Medieval gates of the London Wall: Ludgate, Newgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate, Moorgate, Aldgate
- England: The gates (known as Bars) of the York city walls
- France: Porte de Joigny and Porte de Sens in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
- Germany: Holstentor, in Lübeck
- Germany: Porta Nigra, in Trier
- Germany: The old gate, in Speyer
- Germany: Steintor, in Rostock
- Germany: Marinstor(Saint Martin's Gate)and Schwabentor in Freiburg in Breisgau
- Italy: Porta Capuana, Naples
- Malta: City Gate, Valletta
- Netherlands: Amsterdamse Poort, a city gate of Haarlem
- Netherlands: Waterpoort (water gate), Sneek
- Netherlands: Vischpoort (fish gate), Elburg
- Netherlands: Koppelpoort (combination gate), Amersfoort
- Poland: Brama Portowa, Szczecin
- Poland: Brama Młyńska (water gate), Stargard Szczeciński,
- Poland: Florian Gate, Kraków
- Poland: Żuraw (crane gate), Gdańsk
- Russia: Golden Gate, Vladimir
- Spain: Puerta del Sol, Madrid
- Switzerland: The gates of the Basel City Walls, Basel
- Ukraine: Golden Gate, Kiev
City Gate is an alternate name of the skyscraper in Ramat Gan, Israel officially called the Moshe Aviv Tower.
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