Sometimes the gate isn't much more than a minor barrier or inconvenience.

I really like the juxtaposition of the hand-crafted stone-work in the wall with the dilapidated tin door of this gate.

The gates around the city in the area between our house and the youth centre were primarily the larger more detailed metal gates and yet I really liked these simple ones. There were probably made from found materials and constructed in a this-will-do manner, they...

This gate uses a circle and scroll pattern to create a nice symmetrical design. The integrated yet inverted cross alludes to the Christian Orthodox culture in northern Ethiopia.

Another look at the metal scroll-work on gate 16.

Just a little closer with this one to see the scroll detail. You can always count on some really nice craftsmanship.

I really like the scroll motif used in this rusty-red gate.

This gate uses a unique repeating rectangular pattern.