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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

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