Talk:Tag:historic=city gate

unnecessary??

• isn´t this tag unnecessary?? for me is the same as: barrier=sally_port + historic=yes + access=yes --Sergionaranja 19:19, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• A city-gate need not be a barrier any longer and should not be tagged as barrier if it's not in use as barrier. Furthermore, a city-gate is to important for being retrieved out of a combination like that. --WalterSchloegl 21:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Gate towers, too

Hi. I've expanded this tag's definition to cover gate towers, too. Please let me know if anything is unclear. Thanks! Fgnievinski (talk) 15:01, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Some examples:

• feature: [1]
  • photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gramado-RS_2012_Nokia_N8_-_panoramio.jpg
• feature: [2]
  • photo: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:Pipa%20P%C3%B3rtico?uselang=pt-BR#/media/Ficheiro:Pipa-p%C3%B3rtico.jpg

Fgnievinski (talk) 18:58, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

In the case of the 'gate tower'?(gate house?) above, I think it's very similar to some of the gate houses in East Asia and the distinction is blurry.

It's also in the 'building=gatehouse' category, but some covered structures in East Asia are similar in size or area to a gate house, but serve no purpose of control, just marking the beginning of an area.

The picture of the gate tower above doesn't seem to serve any purpose of control to me either. --깨몽/dreamy (talk) 01:39, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Gates of the Fortress

Do you think historic=city_gate could also be used for the gate of a fort, a fortress that is used for military purposes only, rather than a city wall surrounding a residence? --깨몽/dreamy (talk) 02:22, 17 March 2023 (UTC)