Gate facts for kids
In the beginning, a gate was a place between two parts of a wall, or a fence which could be opened and closed to let people go through it.
In the Middle Ages, a city gate also allowed people to go into a (walled) city.
Nowadays, people also talk about gates at airports. When going on an aircraft, people need to get together in a certain area of the airport first. They then pass through some kind of doorway to get onto the plane. That is what is called gate.
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A typical gate in a garden or park.
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Ishtar Gate is the oldest city gate in existence.
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Gates to official residences often feature elaborate ironwork.
Images for kids
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Gate from Bucharest (Romania)
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Art Nouveau gate of Castel Béranger (Paris)
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Candi bentar, a typical Indonesian gate that is often found on the islands of Java and Bali
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Japanese Torii at Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site Japan, where the Hindu goddess Saraswati is worshipped as the Buddhist-Shinto goddess Benzaiten
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See also
In Spanish: Verja para niños
