FORMS OF MERLON B05
BO5 English turret, tower Croatian toranj, kula (flankirajući) Czech bašta (flankovací) Dutch muurtoren French tour flanquante (une) German Turm (m) Italian Torre Lithuanian bokštas Polish Wykusz (różne formy: półkolista; o…
BO5 English turret, tower Croatian toranj, kula (flankirajući) Czech bašta (flankovací) Dutch muurtoren French tour flanquante (une) German Turm (m) Italian Torre Lithuanian bokštas Polish Wykusz (różne formy: półkolista; o…
B02a: B02b B02c B02d English merlon, crenel Hole wallwalk, allure machicoulis Croatian prsobran otvor (rupa) za sipanje bedemski hodnik, galerija mašikul Czech cimbuří licí otvor ochoz podsebití Dutch kanteel/tinne werpgat…
Croatian B01 B01b B01c B01d B01e English Croatian Czech různé druhy cimbuří Dutch muurvertandingen French parapeito com ameias rectangulares merlon à chaperon (m) German Zinne (f), verschiedene Formen Dachzinne (f)…
On 7 May 2026 the Monumentumbezit (Naarden) organizing a symposium in Naarden on the “History and typology of fortifications”. It will start at 9:30 and will last the whole day. On…
A13 English starfort, fort of stellar trace Croatian zvjezdoliko utvrđenje Czech hvězda Dutch sterrenschansen French ouvrage tenaillé (un), ouvrage en étoile (un) German Sternschanze (f) / Sternwerk (n) Italian Ridotte…
A12 A12a A12b A12c A12d A12e English earthwork, quadrangular, bastioned earthwork, quadrangular with half bastions earthwork, triangular, bastioned earthwork, triangular with half bastions Croatian kvadratno utvrđenje s bastionima kvadratno utvrđenje…
English bastion, round bastion, almond shaped bastion, rounded bastion, tenailled bastion, mixed form bastion, rectangular Croatian rondela, kružni bastion bastion, bademoliki bastion bastion, zaobljeni bastion bastion, tenalja, škarasti bastion ?…
A08a A08b A08c English hollow (empty) bastion bastion, solid, with cat (cavalier) bastion, solid, with cat (cavalier) Croatian šuplji bastion, prazni bastion puni bastion s kavalirom puni bastion s kavalirom…
A07a: A07b: bastion (New Italian system) A07c: bastion (old Dutch system) A07d: bastion (improved Dutch system) A07e: bastion (Vauban system) A07f: bastion (new Dutch system) English bastion (Old Italian system)…
Application: Ancient and modern fortifications were designed by the best available military engineers and designers. They were places of technological and logistic innovation, planned to be autonomous in case of…
In June 2024, the municipalities of Almeida, Marvao and Valença do Minho presented an official request for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List for the Raia fortifications. This handover…