Robert Siegel, Modern Architect
With Charles Gwathmey, Robert Siegel is a partner in the New York firm Gwathmey Siegel & Associates.
SIEGE: Surrounding and attacking a castle, usually, a prolonged attack.
SLITS: Narrow opening in a wall through which defenders can fire arrows at attackers.
SOLAR: Upper living room of medieval house or cattle, often over the hall.
siege engine taking the form of a giant crossbow, mounted on a stand
Balustrade
ornamental parapet of posts and railings ...
Siege castle: A castle erected by a besieging force close to an invested fortress, to cover a gate or postern.
The siege of Vienna in 1683 marked the high point of their military power in Europe and their defeat marked the beginning of an irreversible decline which continued into the eighteenth century.
Ballista - siege engine in the form of a large catapult.
Baluster - a small column.
Balustrade - a railing, as along a path or stairway.
Barbican - also called a hornwork. A structure built to protect the outside of an entrance.
In the defence of a fortified place the gate had not only to be protected from sudden surprise, but also had to undergo protracted attacks concentrated upon it during a siege.
5 to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).
to prevent persons from falling over, and as a protection to the defenders in case of a siege.
Mangonel: stone:throwing machine worked by torsion, used as a siege weapon against castles
Merlon: part of a battlement, the square "sawtooth" between crenels ...
Keep - The principal tower of a castle, containing sufficient accommodation to serve as the chief living-quarters permanently or in times of siege; also called a donjon.
Keystone - The central stone of an arch or a rib vault; sometimes carved.
Military architecture was a defensive response to advances in the technology of warfare; the ability to withstand siege remained important.
 See also: Architecture, House, Brick, Roman, Hall
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