The Szekler gates are masterpieces made of wood, richly carved (and painted). Székelykapu (Szekler gate) is a small gate with a dovecote or simply a large gate, which consists of a small and a large gate under a roof, with decorative carvings and, more recently, painting. Throughout Szeklerland, such ornate, carved gates decorate fenced courtyards of monasteries and the entrances to cemeteries.

It consists of two parts, a small and a large gate. If the street door and the big gate are connected by a joint eyebrow beam and it rises to the height of the hay carts and is provided with a common roof; this is called the big gate, in other words the Szekler gate, more precisely the covered big gate. The small gate is usually raised to the same height, so its size does not change, but the top provides a good opportunity for decoration. "The small gate is usually half a cubit wide and one cubit high; the big gate is two cubits wide and two cubits high. If this ratio is broken, the gate will be tall or have a depressed shape." writes the 16th century chronicler.