Pise

Pise
A form of mud brick where the brick is moulded in situ on a wall.
Definition ...

Pise
- a method of construction thought to originate in France, in which earth, free from organic material, and often containing gravel, is rammed, in a nearly dry state, into formwork. Tends to get hidden under lime wash or render.

Ramparts are the old city walls built to protect the inhabitants from attack. They can be built of stone, brick, wood, or pise (baked clay) and can have round or square towers at intervals that serve as barracks, granaries, or arsenals.

See also: Brick, Architecture, Islamic architecture, Islamic, House