Architecture: What's Hot Now: Battlements and Crenellations

Monday, 22 August 2011
Architecture: What's Hot Now
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Battlements and Crenellations
Aug 22nd 2011, 10:00

Definition:

On a castle or fort, a battlement or crenellation is a parapet with open spaces for shooting. The raised portions of a battlement ("A" in illustration) are called merlons, and the openings ("B") are called embrasures. Masonry buildings in the Gothic Revival style may have architectural decoration which resembles battlements.

Also Known As:

castellation

Alternate Spellings:

crenelation
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