Glacis - A bank sloping down from a castle which acts as a defence against invaders; broad, sloping naked rock or earth on which the attackers are completely exposed
Great chamber - Lord's solar, or bed-sitting room.
Glacis
- sloping ground on the attackers side of the covered way, cleared of all obstacles and therefore exposed to defensive fire.
See fortification.
Glacis: (1) The area outside the ditch which was scarped into a gentle slope running downwards from the covered way towards the open country, which was kept deliberately free of any form of cover.
A road from the country usually entered one of the ravelins, sinking into the glacis, crossing the ditch of the ravelin and piercing the parapet almost at right angles to its proper direction (see fig.
GlacisArtificial slope extending out and downwards from the parapet of a fort.Glazing barsWooden or metal bars separating and supporting window panes.GnomonVane or indicator casting a shadow onto a sundial.Gothic ...
During this period the glacis, triple entrance and most of the towers were built. Characteristic features of this work are the monumental inscriptions, carved animal sculpture and massive masonry.
 See also: Tower, Parapet, Principal, Vault, Church
  
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