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Being fixed between the battlement's merlons and not mounted on swivels, the cannon would have been immobile and hence quite useless against besiegers beneath them.
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How come you were left without battlements?
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I am glad that this historic monument, even a batteredbattlement, has survived long enough to witness this concession.
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There are two-storeyed watch-towers at the corners, which are also crowned by battlements and merlons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second floor is fitted with windows and battlements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Photographs reveal that the roof was altered in the restoration of 186669 and the church had a parapet with battlements on the southern side.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Windows and doorways have crumbled away, floors have fallen in, and none of the battlements remain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He designed and built the high narrow round tower, while the battlements are a later addition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The castle walls were covered with red brick and the three corner towers were fitted with battlements and pointed windows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A stepped level of battlements was removed from the central tower, reducing its height slightly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The exterior is elaborately ornamented with glazed tile panels, string-courses and battlements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The building had battlements and a tower, which was also castellated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The summit is crowned by crenellated battlements on three sides only, the inner side facing the gate being left open and free.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The buttresses date to the same period and are linked by a corbel and little arches that support thebattlement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The original gables over the front of the lodgings were removed and replaced with battlements between 1733 and 1740.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The battlements on the tower were added in 1933, replacing the original gabling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The surrounding barmkin was added around 1550, and the present battlements and two square caphouses date from about 1600.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each gate is flanked by two small but richly decorated round turrets and is crowned with battlements and the name of an apostle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the plateau, there are sections of battlements that remain in relatively poor condition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The three front windows are topped with cast-iron crockets, and abattlementparapet surrounds the top of the church.
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