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Gateways
Gateways
JAPAN
a. Torii – gateway to the shrine
b. Chumon – gateway to the hall
c. Yagura mon – turret gateway
2. CHINA
a. Zhaimen – main gateway to the palace court
b. Pai-lou / Pai-fang – gateway for halls/ shrines
3. KOREA
a. Namdaemun – South Gateway
b. Tongdaemun – East Gateway
c. Seodaemun – West Gateway
d. Sukjeongmun – North Gateway
4. INDIA
a. Buddhism – Torana
b. Hinduism – Gopuram
5. INDONESIA
a. Candi-bentar – roofless gateway to the Balinese Temple
6. EGYPTIAN
a. Pylon – gateway to the temple
7. GREEK
a. Propyleah – gateway to the sanctuary
b. Paradoi – gateway to the theater
8. ROMAN
a. Triumphal Arch – gateway to emperor’s victor campaign
9. ISLAM
a. Bab – gateway in any Islamic buildings