Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the...

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used...

In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or...

The fortifications of the town of Rhodes are shaped like a defensive crescent around the medieval town and consist mostly of a fortification composed of...

Bratislava fortifications usually refers to the medieval city fortifications of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, of which one gate and two sections...

13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification. Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars...

Tintagel Castle /tɪnˈtædʒəl/ (Cornish: Dintagel) is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel...

(82 ft) high. Glacis, also called talus, were incorporated into medieval fortifications to strengthen the walls against undermining, to hamper escalades...

The Castello Sforzesco (Italian for "Sforza's Castle") is a medieval fortification located in Milan, Northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by...

(1984). "Maltese Fortifications". Civilization. 1. Ħamrun: PEG Ltd: 22–25. See also Fortifications of Malta#Ancient and Medieval fortifications (pre-1530) Coulson...

continued and completed by his successors. The new fortifications relied on the existing, medieval fortifications of the city but the fortified area was extended...

occupied a key position in warfare. Passive ring-shaped (Enceinte) fortifications of the Medieval era proved vulnerable to damage or destruction when attackers...

follows: The medieval fortifications dating from the 12th century The bastioned fortifications dating from the 17th century The ring fortification system dating...

A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a...

4 m) bronze sculpture by Rubin Eynon located at Tintagel Castle, a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village...

A shell keep is a style of medieval fortification, best described as a stone structure circling the top of a motte. In English castle morphology, shell...

gate') is a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood and/or metal, which...

walls and a new set of town fortifications in an Italian style were constructed instead, destroying much of the earlier medieval stonework. Sir Richard Lee...

much intact, including three city gates and over 10 towers of the medieval fortification. "The all-white Mehlsack (Flour sack) is a tower marking the Altstadt’s...

Mihály kapu) is the only city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings. Built about the year...

walls of Ávila, Spain, and its principal historic feature. These medieval fortifications are the most complete and best preserved in all the country. The...

upright section of a battlement (a crenellated parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures...

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple...

protection afforded by the rampart and possibly the palisade. In medieval fortification, a ditch was often constructed in front of a defensive wall to hinder...

City Defensive wall City gate Closed city Fortification List of walls Wall Stone wall Medieval fortification "12 Impressive Walled Cities in the World"...

A ridge castle (German: Kammburg) was a medieval fortification built on a ridge or the crest of mountain or hill chain. It was one of several types of...

Hospitallers built new bastioned fortifications, such as the fortifications of Birgu and Valletta, and upgraded the medieval defences. By the end of the 18th...

Frankenstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a spur above the village of Frankenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate in the Palatinate Forest in Germany....

of the Roman Empire, there was little need for fortification. The aristocratic household of medieval Europe, on the other hand, was as much a military...

Castle (German: Schloss Runkelstein; Italian: Castel Roncolo) is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano...