citadel (25) -- literally "little city," the smaller or inner fortified city (Oxford Dict.) Sample Image (Lesson 21)
colonnade (12) -- a range of columns rupporting an entablature (Pedley, 353) Sample Image (Lesson 12) ...
Citadel
a fortress or other fortified area placed in an elevated or commanding position.
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Citadel
A fortress that is within a part of a town but is isolated from it, forming a fortified town within a town. Sometimes it is known as an inner castle, ickale in Turkish.
Citadel
- a fort usually with bastions which is situated on the edge of a town and which forms part of the defences of the town. The Acropilis was the equivalent of the citadel in the Greek city.
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Citadel and general city view, the archaeological site; View facing north, taken midway between the Citadel and the main entry gate (Timurid, Safavid, and Zand periods) ...
Citadel: A fortress in or near a city which was used to control the city and its inhabitants; providing a strong defensive position, and once the outer defences had fallen it could be used as a final refuge. (L. civis, citizen).
a citadel or elevated fortification of a settlement.
See also: Architecture
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The citadel of Bust to the south seems to have been the first area of settlement and Lashkari Bazar seems to have been developed as a suburb or camp referred to as al-'Askar.
castle, fortress, citadel
quadripartite rib vault
A rib vault which is divided into four sections by two diagonal ribs. See also rib vault ...
acropolis : The citadel in ancient Greek towns. The symbolic center of a Greek city-state, bringing together its most important sacred and civic buildings in one urban space, ...
acropolis The citadel in ancient Greek towns. adobe Sun-dried brick used in places with warm, dry climates, such as Egypt and Mexico; the clay from which bricks are made; the structures built out of adobe bricks.
In Homeric Greece they were places of resort, outside citadels, often dedicated to specific gods and associated with a fresh spring or grotto. In Classical Greece, sacred groves were used for physical and intellectual exercise.
Citadel - heavily fortified, independent defensive structure within city walls, dominating an ancient or medieval town; in the bastion system, the strongest part of the fort.
Choir - the part of a cruciform church east of the crossing.
The cities consisted of a citadel raised above residential and production districts with streets laid out in a grid plan and lined by drains.
Left and Right Mandarin Buildings - Third Stop of Hue Citadel Walking Tour
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Citadel - A fortress in or near a city.
City - A large town, town with a corporation.
Cladding - Protective screen or covering on the outside of a building. Shown below is a picture of brass cladding.
 See also: Architecture, Brick, Capital, Tower, House
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