battlement
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thumb|Battlements on the Great Wall of China right|thumb|Decorative battlements in Persepolis right|thumb|Drawing of battlements on a tower
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bay
- Part of
- fortification
- Image
- Crenelated (PSF).png
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- Commons category
- Battlements
- opposite of
- merlon
- different from
- Blanki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Licence to crenellate
- Machicolations
- History
- Development
- Ancient Rome
- Italy
- Indian subcontinent
- Middle East and Africa
- Ireland
- Decorative element
- Gallery
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|Battlements on the Great Wall of China right|thumb|Decorative battlements in Persepolis right|thumb|Drawing of battlements on a tower
thumb|upright|Battlement in the coat of arms of Seinäjoki in [[Finland]]
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