What are merlons and embrasures?

Battlements (or crenellation) are the parapets of towers or walls with indentations or openings (embrasures or crenelles) alternating with solid projections. Merlons are the saw-tooth effect or the “teeth” of the battlements, such as those from Dinefwr Castle, shown below.

What is merlon cresting?

The Islamic merlon cresting is similar to that found on Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam. The building interior features French windows topped with fanlights and coloured glass. Originally a single-storey structure, the renovations from 1986 to 1989 added a second storey where the mosque’s imam now resides.

Where is a merlon in a castle?

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A merlon is a solid, vertical part of the wall of a fort or a battlement. The narrow opening or tiny window in a merlon is called an “embrasure slit.” Merlons are always solid, and often they are the upright, pointed sections of a parapet or fortification wall.

Are crenellations the same as battlements?

A battlement is a low, defensive parapet. The act of crenellation is the cutting of crenels into a previously solid and straight parapet wall. Crenels are rectangular gaps or indentations which occur at regular intervals along the parapet, usually measuring 2-3 ft wide.

What is Embrasure mean?

Definition of embrasure 1 : an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon. 2 : a recess of a door or window.

What is the meaning of merlon?

merlon in American English (ˈmɜrlən ) noun. the solid part of a battlement or parapet, between two openings, or crenels.

What is embrasure mean?

What is the difference between Rampart and parapet?

Rampart: A defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway. Parapet: A protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops.

What is the meaning of Merlon?

How do you pronounce embrasure?

Break ’embrasure’ down into sounds: [IM] + [BRAY] + [ZHUH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.