Merlon
A MERLON is the raised portions of a BATTELEMENT on a castle or other building. See castle parts illustrated in our Architecture Dictionary.
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Merlon - See Battlement.
Metope - The square space between two triglyphs in the frieze of a Doric order; it may carved or left plain.
Metope of Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs From south side of Parthenon ...
MERLON The raised part of an indented parapet or battlement.
METOPE A plain or decorated space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
MOUCHETTE A motif resembling a curved dragger, in Gothic tracery of the curvilinear style.
Merlon - The high segment of the alternating high and low segments of a battlement.
Meurtriere - An opening in the roof of a passage where soldiers could shoot into the room below. Also see "Murder Holes".
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It was the medieval home of the Muschamp family and in 1341 a licence to crenellate (to ...
Merlon: part of a battlement, the square "sawtooth" between crenels
Meurtriere: arrow loop, slit in battlement or wall to permit firing of arrows or for observation
Moat: a deep trench usually filled with water that surrounded a castle ...
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solid part of embattled parapet that provided shelter to a defender
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Merlon: (1) The portion of a battlemented parapet that rises up from a wall (eg. the solid part of a parapet between the crenels). (2) The part of a parapet between two embrasures.
Battlement: Parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions (merlons) between: Crenelations; A narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk to protect soldiers against attack; ...
Battlement - a fortified parapet in which the upstanding pieces are called merlons, while the indentations are the embrasures or crenels.
a term given to a parapet of a wall, in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles; these cut-out portions are known as "crenels"; the solid widths between the "crenels" are called "merlons.
There are four principal gateways and the walls were originally crowned with stepped merlons (crenellation). Internally the city is built to a regular plan recalling earlier Byzantine and Roman cities.
Defensive parapet, composed of merlons (solid) and crenels or crenelles (embrasures or openings) through which archers could shoot; sometimes called crenellation. Also used decoratively.
A parapet with alternating openings (embrasures) and raised sections (merlons), often used on castle walls and towers for defense purposes.
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A regular series of gaps in the low wall at the edge of a roof.
a usage for the decorative adaptation of the alternating merlons and embrasures on the parapet or breastwork of a rampart walk.
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The raised portions of a battlement are called merlons, and the openings are called embrasures. Masonry buildings in the Gothic Revival style may have architectural decoration which resembles battlements.
A parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions (merlons) between; also called crenellations.
On either side of the portal are brick towers complete with machicolations, decorative loop holes - once used for shooting arrows - merlons - used for the same purpose - and pepper pot roofs.
A form of indented parapet around the top of castles and towers which may either be defensive or decorative. A Guelf battlement was rectangular while the solid upright blocks (merlons) of a Ghibelline battlement were further indented with a 'V' ...
A crenel (also spelled as "crenelle" and alternatively known as a "carnel", "embrasure", "loop" or "wheeler'") is an indentation in the 15th century from Old French and comes ultimately from the Latin word crena, "notch". Its opposite is the merlon.
This is a parapet (a low wall) constructed at the top of a larger wall for defensive purposes, behind which defenders can shelter or fight. It has alternating openings (crenels or embrasures) and raised sections (merlons).
 See also: Merlons, Crenel, Battlement, Castle, Embrasure
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