Barbicans
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Name (Latin)
Barbicans
Other forms of name
Barbacans
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Architecture Details
Fortification
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q23394
Library of congress:
sh2020005478
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Eastern side of Agra Fort, showing Aurangzeb's barbican, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington's digital collections, International Collections, May 14, 2020.
- The barbican was an exterior castle defence situated at the entrance of the castle; The barbican or 'death trap' was developed as another way to strengthen the main entrance, by adding more defences in front of it - the barbican confined the enemy in a narrow passage - an easy target for castle inhabitants! The most common barbican design was a walled passage projecting from the front of the gatehouse ( (Barbican, via Ancient fortresses website, May 14, 2020) )
- Merriam-Webster dictionary online, May 14, 2020(barbican: an outer defensive work, especially a tower at a gate or bridge)
- Webster's new world college dictionary, ©2010, via Collins dictionary website, May 14, 2020(barbican: a defensive tower or similar fortification at a gate or bridge leading into a town or castle)
- Art & architecture thesaurus online, May 14, 2020(barbicans. UF barbican; barbacans. SN Outworks in Medieval fortifications, such as gate towers, but more frequently an advance work used to flank the approach to a gateway)
- Wikipedia, May 14, 2020:Barbican (A barbican (from Old French: barbacane) is a fortified outpost or gateway, such as an outer defense of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes. Barbicans were typically situated outside the main line of defenses and were connected to the city walls with a walled road called the neck. In the 15th century, with the improvement in siege tactics and artillery, barbicans lost their significance)
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Wikipedia description:
A barbican (from Old French: barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes.
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