![]() ![]() On the north, south and east are projecting domed gateways flanked by tapering minarets, while on the west is the central mihrab. Fukugõshiki tenshu: See teiritsushiki tenshu.īattered s occupy its four corners some 45′ (13.71 M) in height imparting it the look of a fortified building. Mattress: a form of gabion with relatively small height relative to the lateral dimensions commonly very wide.įull : When the terrain within a is at the same height as the rampart with only the parapet rising up to protect the soldiers behind, the is said to be full. : a gabion lined internally with a membrane, typically of nonwoven geotextile to permit use of a granular soil fill, instead of rock. īATTLEMENTS: The notched top of a defensive wall.ĬASTELLAN: The officer in charge of a castle.Ī small enclosed tower placed at the edge of a curtain wall and used primarily as watch or guard post. : a small tower at the end of a curtain wall or in the middle of the outside wallīattlement: a narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk to protect soldiers against attackīelfry: tall, movable wooden tower on wheels, used in sieges. It is visually, and sometimes structurally, marked off from the adjoining space by architectural divisions. This is a subdivision, or unit, or compartment of interior space, within a building. The general term for a defensive structure that projects from the main line of defense. ![]() (Merriam-Webster)īerceau: A vaulted trellis, used to grow climbing plants. : This is the projecting part of a rampart or earth berm.īelvedere: A structure (as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view. In military architecture, an angular and pointed projection, often diamond-shaped and usually located at a corner, that enabled gunners to defend the ramparts and curtains of a fortification. The sharp angle at the base of all walls and towers along their exterior surface talus.īastions Long curtain walls could be potentially vulnerable to attack or undermining from close range because an attacker knew that he could only be repelled from front on. Used to knock down castle gates.īastion - A small tower at the end of a curtain wall or in the middle of the outside wall solid masonry projection structural rather than inhabitable.īatter - A sloping part of a curtain wall. Bastion - Gun platform projecting from an angle of the walls of a castle to expose attackers on either side to fire.īattering Ram - Large beam of wood capped with a metal tip. ![]()
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