The Gate provided 400 new jobs when opened and a further 600 during construction. The Odeon Cinema (later Empire, now Cineworld) was built to replace the 71-year-old Odeon/Paramount cinema on Pilgrim Street, which after the Gate's opening remained disused until its demolition in 2017.
The 24-metre-high (79 ft) glass façade was designed by Space Decks Limited. The 19,235 m 2, £80 million venue was built by Land Securities and the 12-metre-tall (39 ft) sculpture outside, 'Ellipsis Eclipses', was designed by Danny Lane. Mood Bar opened on 28 November 2002, the same time as The Gate. The Gate building was built to replace the 35-year-old, 7-storey Newgate House, which was home to the prolific music venue The Mayfair club. The Gate is also next to Newcastle's Chinatown there is an entrance on Stowell Street. The Gate has 19 venues spread across three floors, including a 16-screen Cineworld Cinema and Aspers Casino. The noted concert hall the Mayfair Ballroom was among the buildings demolished to make way for The Gate. It is part of the historic Grainger Town area of Newcastle. The venue takes its name from the street on which it stands, Newgate Street. The Gate is a retail and leisure complex in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
