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    A chemin de ronde (French, "round path"' or "patrol path"; French pronunciation: [ʃəmɛ̃ də ʁɔ̃d]), also called an allure, alure or, more prosaically,...
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    also been known as the boulevard des Poissonniers, chemin de ronde de Poissonnière and chemin de ronde de Rochechouart. It is served by the Paris Metro stations...
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    called merlons. Battlements on walls have protected walkways, termed chemin de ronde behind them. On tower or building tops, the often flat roof is used...
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    the Ottomans had opened a breach in 1480 was rebuilt with a powerful chemin de ronde for the reverse fire of cannons on the nearby spans of wall. This bastion...
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    the gates with a barbican, a bridge/drawbridge and a portcullis; A chemin de ronde was built along some sections of the wall for easier movement of artillery...
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    loopholed wall between the rampart and the inner edge of the ditch. Chemin de ronde: a pathway running along the berm, behind the faussebraye or Carnot...
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    allowing defenders to shoot out without exposing themselves to the enemy. Chemin de ronde or wallwalk: a pathway along the top of the rampart but behind the...
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    Butter-churn tower Caer Caltrop Castle Chamber gate Chartaque Chashi Chemin de ronde Chemise Cheval de frise Citadel Coercion castle Concentric castle Corner tower...
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    nearby rue de Télégraphe, which was once a chemin de ronde (a raised protected walkway behind a battlement) of the park of the Château de Ménilmontant...
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    Badajoz bastioned enclosure (category Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Badajoz)
    Alcazaba Interior door of the Alcazaba chemin de ronde of the Alcazaba of Badajoz Defensive walls and chemin de ronde of the Alcazaba of Badajoz Sapur tombstone...
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  • passage behind the parapet of a church Allure (fortification), or chemin de ronde, a raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement Allure (magazine)...
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    Restored portion of the garden (April 2008) Turret Interior of the chemin de ronde Arched passageway to the riverside Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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  • Medieval fortification Arrow slit (arrow loop, loophole) Barbican Chemin de ronde Concentric castle Drawbridge Gatehouse Keep or donjon Moat Machicolation...
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    Património Cultural, first intervened on the site in 1939, constructing the chemin de ronde in masonry and reinforced concrete, dismantling and reconstructing...
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    moat being the first. The passage along the parapet was the ancient chemin de ronde (allure) on which guards were posted. Similar passages can be found...
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    Stahleck Castle (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    side, the ring wall on the Steeg valley side to the height of the chemin de ronde and a small piece of the inner or shield wall. The ruined castle became...
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    with a third in the main façade. The building is surmounted by a chemin de ronde with machicolation. Inside, the various floors are served by a spiral...
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    destruction of the top of the structure, removed to accommodate the chemin de ronde of the castle. It was only during the rule of the Republic of Venice...
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    Butter-churn tower Caer Caltrop Castle Chamber gate Chartaque Chashi Chemin de ronde Chemise Cheval de frise Citadel Coercion castle Concentric castle Corner tower...
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    by customs officials was facilitated by a raised protected walkway (chemin de ronde), except between the barrière d'Italie (now the Place d'Italie) and...
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    including the corners, chemin de ronde, parapets in the southern facade; reconstruction of the stoneworks, chemin de ronde, vaulted arches on the southern...
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    Jacquet de Beaucaire web site". Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2011-12-22. "Gard : le château de Beaucaire va retrouver son chemin de ronde"...
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    Dinard. They are all reachable by a path along the sea, called « le chemin de ronde» Dinard is twinned with: Newquay, United Kingdom (since 1986) Starnberg...
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    provides a ledge or fighting platform about half-way up that acts as a chemin de ronde whilst the narrower tower that rises from this platform acts as a raised...
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    entrances are now closed. Across the upper part of the external wall is a chemin-de-ronde connecting all the towers. Within the inner gate remains have been...
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    keep at Vincennes was highly innovative: six stories high, with a chemin de ronde running around the machicolated battlements; the luxuriously appointed...
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    Butter-churn tower Caer Caltrop Castle Chamber gate Chartaque Chashi Chemin de ronde Chemise Cheval de frise Citadel Coercion castle Concentric castle Corner tower...
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    Guimaraens Igual, Guillermo (2007). El último hálito de la fortificación abalartuada. El fuerte de San Julián de Cartagena (1) (doctoral thesis). Technical University...
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    Alphonse-Deville. The chemin de ronde d'Enfer was annexed from the Boulevard Raspail and the Boulevard Edgar-Quinet. At no. 48 is an annex of the Banque de France at...
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    deep embrasures with arrowslits are to be seen at Aigues-Mortes and Château de Coucy, both in France. With the introduction of firearms, the term embrasure...
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