Category:Merlons

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English: Merlons — merlons form the vertical solid parts of a battlement or crenallated parapet.

Used from Medieval architecture onwards for over a millennia, in defensive wall fortifications.
Sometimes merlons are narrowly pierced by vertical embrasure 'slits' to view and fire through. When the space is wider between two merlons it is called a crenel, and a series of many merlon—crenels creates crenallation.

Español: Almena.
Italiano: Merlo — architettura.
Português: Merlões.

Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

[+] Gothic merlons‎ (1 C, 4 F)
[+] Merlons by country‎ (5 C)

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[×] Defensive Wall and Ramparts of Bellinzona‎ (41 F)

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[×] Swallowtail merlons‎ (20 F)

Media in category "Merlons"

The following 61 files are in this category, out of 61 total.

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