thumb Ghibelline merlons in the Castle of St. Pierre, Italy. File Castello montechino torrione.jpg thumb Guelphs merlons in the Montechino Italian Castle Piacenza Castle of Montechino , Italy. The word ... left thumb 240px Usage of merlons, from Eug ne Viollet le Duc s http fr.wikisource.org wiki Dictionnaire ... de l architecture fran aise du XIe au XVIe si cle . As an essential part of battlement s, merlons ... European variants in Middle Ages merlons shape were the Ghibelline and the Guelphs and Ghibellines ... indicates the normal rectangular shape merlons wimperg . Other shapes include three pointed, quatrefoil ... Castello Mackenzie DSCF8928.JPG thumb Guelph merlons in the Mackenzie castle, Genoa . In Roman times, the merlons had a width sufficient to shelter a single man. As new weapons appeared in the Middle Ages including crossbow s and the first firearms , the merlons were enlarged and provided with loop ..., the merlons could also be used to pivot wooden shutters these added further protection for the defenders ..., or by using a pulley . Later use File Merlons and Crenels, Moscow Kremlin.JPG left thumb 240px Merlons ... in the neo Gothic style of the 19th century. clear commonscat Merlons See also Battlement Embrasure ... more details
. Late merlons permitted fire from the first firearm s. From the 13th century, the merlons, moreover .... The normal rectangular shaped merlons were later nicknamed Guelph Citation needed date September 2009 . In Muslim and Africa n fortifications, the merlons often had a rounded shape. The battlements ... Tudor chimney pots. A further decorative treatment appears in the elaborate paneling of the merlons ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 Image Coat of Arms of Kotor.png thumb right 300px Coat of Arms of Kotor The coat of arms of Kotor is an official insignia of Kotor , coastal town in Montenegro . This is a new Coat of Arms, adopted on 16th February 2009. It is designed by Sr an Marlovi , who also designed the Coat of arms of Podgorica and that of Coat of arms of Bar Bar . Description of the coat of arms The Coat of Arms consists of the silver Escutcheon heraldry shield , divided into three fields. These three fields contain The figure of Saint Tryphon A stone tower, complete with merlon s, oculus and a door. A lion in a Attitude heraldry Salient salient position. The shield is topped with the golden wall crown with three merlons, and is surrounded by the golden lions as Supporters heraldry supporters , and with green Bay Laurel twig and a golden banner at the bottom. The banner reads COMMUNITAS CIVITATIS CATHARI Which is the name for the Kotor municipality in Latin language Latin , as a homage to history and age of Kotor . The banner has a golden obverse, and a red reverse. The Flag of Kotor is two colored, with small Coat of Arms in a medallion placed in the middle of the field. The Flag terminology Description of standard flag parts and terms hoist of the Flag is white, while the fly is red. In the center of the flag, a small medallion Coat of Arms is placed, defined by the golden scroll. Category Montenegrin coats of arms Kotor ... more details
File Palazzo Aldobrandeschi Grosseto .jpg thumb right 300px The fa ade facing the square Palazzo Aldobrandeschi is a palace in Grosseto , Italy . It is situated in Piazza Dante. History During the Middle Ages, it was the house of the Aldobrandeschi family . It was almost entirely rebuilt in the early 19th century by the architect Lorenzo Porciatti . It is now a Neo Gothic building with ogival mullioned windows and merlons in the upper part of the walls. It houses the seat of the Province of Grosseto . Bibliography Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura trans. Guide to Maremma. Paths through art and nature , Le Lettere Firenze, 1997 Grosseto. Storia ed Arte trans. Grosseto. History and Art , Innocenti A., Grosseto, 1928, pp. 67 70 Grosseto briciole di storia trans. Grosseto crumbs of history , Innocenti E. e M., Grosseto, 1993, pp. 173 178 External links http web.rete.toscana.it cultura architettura?command showDettaglio&codice 100215&provincia Grosseto Architectures of 19th century in Tuscany Italian See also Aldobrandeschi Grosseto Grosseto Cathedral coord 42 45 35 N 11 06 51 E region IT type landmark source kolossus itwiki display title Category Buildings and structures in Grosseto fr Palazzo Aldobrandeschi it Palazzo Aldobrandeschi ... more details
File Palazzo Salimbeni, Siena.jpg thumb 240px Palazzo Salimbeni. Palazzo Salimbeni is a historical building in Siena , central Italy , which currently houses the seat of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank. It was built in the 14th century, likely above pre existing 12th 13th century structures. In the 19th century it was remodeled in neo Gothic style, with detail including the merlons, the Lombard bands under them, the ogival triple mullioned window s, inspired by Siena s Palazzo Pubblico . It was further renovated by archiect Pierluigi Spadolini during the 20th century. It faces a square with a statue of the local religious figure Sallustio Bandini, dating to 1882. Neighboring palaces include the Palazzo Santucci 16th century and the Palazzo Spannocchi 1470 , designed by Giuliano da Maiano . commons category Palazzo Salimbeni Sources Cite book title La sede storica del Monte dei Paschi editor F. Gurrieri location Siena year 1988 pages 167 189 External links http web.rete.toscana.it cultura architettura?command showDettaglio&codice 100217&provincia Siena 20th century architecture in Tuscany Coord 43 19 16.50 N 11 19 50.75 E display title type landmark region IT Category Buildings and structures in Siena Category Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Category Gothic architecture in Tuscany Category Palaces in Tuscany Salimbeni de Palazzo Salimbeni fr Palazzo Salimbeni it Palazzo Salimbeni zh ... more details
file Torre dei gianfigliazzi 01.JPG thumb 240px Torre dei Gianfigliazzi. The Torre dei Gianfigliazzi is a tower in Florence , central Italy . Built during the Middle Ages, it is currently home to a hotel. History A large tower residence, it was built in medieval times for the Guelphs and Ghibellines Guelph family of the Ruggerini, and was totally demolished after the Guelph were expelled from Florence in 1260. Reconstructed, it was acquired by the Fastelli first, and then, in the late 14th century, to the Gianfigliazzi, who owned it until their extinction in 1760. In the early 19th century it was used by the local Nobles Academy, and housed figures such as Alessandro Manzoni , Louis Bonaparte and Vittorio Alfieri . In 1841 it was extensively renovated, with the addition of merlons inspired by the nearby Palazzo Spini Feroni and the opening of new windows. Sources cite book first Lara last Mercanti coauthors Giovanni Straffi title Le torri di Firenze e del suo territorio publisher Alinea location Florence year 2003 coord 43 46 11.64 N 11 15 2.97 E display title category Buildings and structures in Florence category Towers in Italy Gianfigliazzi es Torre de Gianfigliazzi it Torre dei Gianfigliazzi pt Torre dei Gianfigliazzi ... more details
File Ch teau St Maire.jpg thumb File Lausanne Saint Maire.jpg thumb Ch teau Saint Maire is a castle in Lausanne , Switzerland , that serves as the seat of the cantons of Switzerland cantonal government of Vaud . It is a Swiss Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance heritage site of national significance . ref cite web url http www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch internet bs de home themen kgs kgs inventar a objekte.html title Kantonsliste A Objekte year 2009 work http www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch internet bs de home themen kgs kgs inventar.html KGS Inventar publisher Federal Office of Civil Protection language German accessdate 25 April 2011 ref History The ch teau was built from 1397 to 1425 by the Bishop of Lausanne Bishops of Lausanne to serve as their fortified residence. Begun under Guillaume of Menthonay , it was completed under his successor, Guillaume of Challant , and named after Saint Marius , the first Bishop of Lausanne. It served as the bishop s residence until 1536, when Berne captured Lausanne and secularized the bishopric the bishop, S bastien of Montfalcon , escaped through a hidden stairwell . The Bernese installed a bailiff in the ch teau and used it as an armory. Upon the creation of the canton of Vaud in 1803, it became seat of the cantonal government, a role it has retained. ref name berger cite book author Ric Berger title Les ch teaux de la Suisse Suisse romande et Tessin publisher Editions Cab dita year 1994 isbn 2882951167 pages 62 63 ref Architecture The ch teau was built as a single massive rectangular block, as was common at the time, with brick for the upper portion and sandstone for the lower portion. It originally had Ghibelline merlon s, which gave it a somewhat Italian appearance, but due to the wet climate, the roof was extended and the merlons filled, probably in the 16th century. The windows that form a row just below the eaves fill the gaps between the merlons, and the arches above the windows ... more details
File Rosgartenskie vorota Kaliningrad.jpg thumb 300px The Rossgarten Gate in 2005. The Rossgarten Gate Russian language Russian , romanization of Russian tr. Rosgartenskie vorota , German language German Rossg rter Tor is one of seven surviving city gates of old K nigsberg today s Kaliningrad . It is located at the intersection of Chernyakhovskogo street and Alexander Nevsky street, near the Vasilevskiy square and the Kaliningrad Amber Museum . History The current gate replaced a previous version of the gate from the beginning of the 17th century. It was constructed between 1852 1855 under the supervision of Wilhelm Ludwig St rmer . The gate was damaged after the war, but restored afterwards and currently houses a caf restaurant called Solnetsnyy Kamen Solar Stone . Architecture The gate consists of only one passage of about four meters wide. On both sides of the passage three casemates are located, so the gate in total has seven openings. On top of the facade of the gate can be found a series of merlon s, divided into two parts by the central elevated part of the gate. The gate itself has two high octagonal turrets. Above the main arch of the gate a lookout area is situated, again equipped with merlons. Reliefs of the Prussian generals Gerhard von Scharnhorst and August Neidhardt von Gneisenau decorate the main arch. While the city side of the gate is a highly decorated, the outer side does not have any decorative ornaments. References Avenir Ovsyanov, In the casemates of the royal fort. Kaliningrad, Amber tale , 1999. Baldur K ster, K nigsberg. Architektur aus deutscher Zeit , Husum, Husum, 2000, ISBN 3 88042 923 5 Kaliningrad city gates Category Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad Category Gates coord display title 54 43 19 N 20 31 27 E type landmark de Rossg rter Tor pl Brama Rosgarte ska ru ... more details
File Palazzo del bal .jpg thumb 250px Palazzo Panciatichi. Palazzo Panciatichi or Palazzo del Bal is a medieval building in Pistoia , Tuscany , central Italy . It was begun in 1320 by Vinciguerra Panciatichi, a rich Guelph and Ghibelline Ghibelline later Guelph banker, as a fortified private residence. It has a stone fa ade with three floors the lower with arches ending with a large Renaissance gutter. Of the original Guelph merlons, only some can be seen on the eastern side. An uncommon feature of Italian contemporary architecture were the squared windows, which were more widespread in France French Gothic architecture or in Aosta Valley at the time. The interior houses a portico with a garden, a large staircase leading to the first floor, which has a hall with wooden ceiling, and a loggia. The palace housed pope Antipope Alexander V Alexander V in 1409 1401 clarify date July 2011 and Lorenzo de Medici s family in 1478. In 1500 it was burnt by Panciatichi family s enemies, and later restored. It took its nickname from Cellesi family, who had received the title of bal of the Order of St. Stephen , and who resided here from 1579. Palazzo Panciatichi was damaged by an Allied World War II Allied aerial bombing in 1943 and remained abandoned until its restoration in 1965 1967. It currently houses the council of the province of Pistoia . Sources cite book first Natale last Rauty title Il Palazzo Panciatichi o del Bal a Pistoia location Pistoia year 1967 coord 43 46 29 N 11 15 23 E type landmark source kolossus itwiki display title Category Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Category Buildings and structures in Pistoia Category Palaces in Tuscany it Palazzo Panciatichi pt Palazzo Panciatichi ... more details
1510, by Duarte de Armas, with several modernized barbicans a missing or destroyed merlons and irregular ... corner was a rectangular tower lined with merlons and accessed by a large gate with arched ... corner, surmounted by merlons and crowned by a conical wood structure likely ceiling beams with tile ... body protruding from the wall, devoid of merlons. In the interior of the fortress s longitudinal ..., encircled by a battlement with merlons, on the south by a platform, and two low rectangular towers ... castle , a trapedzodinal semi rectangular enclosure plan, encircled by merlons and four cylindrical ... more details
between two gold stars, in base in front of the diamond s lower point a gold wall with three merlons ... by the three merlons of the wall. The swooping gold hawk refers to the firepower of the unit ... more details
Image Pribram CoA CZ.gif right thumb Small Coat of Arms of P bram The coat of arms of P bram is the official symbol of the Czech Republic Czech city of P bram . History to be added soon Current Look The P bram s coat of arms now has two different looks big one, made of two shields of P bram and B ezov Hory and decorated with two figures of miners, and a small one, which is the original P bram s shield. Small Coat of Arms On a red ground of the shield, on green grass soil, there stand two silver towers built from cut foursquare stones with a box window and cross frame inside. The have four block merlon s and a blue pyramid roof with a gold finial . Between both towers, there is a church with a small tower, depicted abeam to the right side of the shield. It is built of cut silver foursquare stones, blue roof and two simple golden crosses erected on both ends of the roof on golden finials. In the middle is a silver tower with one box window in each of visible walls, its blue roof is topped with a golden finial and simple cross and three silver wallflowers. On a forefront of the church, there is a double wing window topped with frill. In the side wall of the church, there is an open box shaped door, rounded at the top. The window views are black and white, the door s one is all black. Big Coat of Arms The coat is made of two shields connected in an alliance. The right shield is the P bram shield, the left one is the B ezov Hory Coat of arms B ezov Hory shield . On the top margin of both shields, one silver mural crown lies with five visible merlons. Two miners held the shields from both sides, they stand on a gold Arabesque European art arabesque , which is located under the shields. Miners wear festive uniforms silver trousers, black shoes and coats. They wear black cylinder caps with silver hammers crossed. The right one has beard , the left one has only a moustache . The left one holds a hammer, the left one holds a piolet. Usage The usage of the symbols of ... more details
Image castelvecchio full view verona.JPG thumb Castelvecchio and the Castelvecchio Bridge Castelvecchio Italian Old Castle is a castle in Verona , northern Italy . It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages . The castle is powerful and compact in its size with very little decoration one square compound built in red bricks, one of the most prominent examples of Gothic architecture of the age, with imposing M shaped merlons running along the castle and bridge walls. It has seven towers, a superelevated keep maschio with four main buildings inside. The castle is surrounded by a ditch, now dry, which was once filled with waters from the nearby Adige . Castelvecchio is now home to the Museo di Castelvecchio Castelvecchio Museum and the local officer s club which can be accessed through the left door on Via Cavour. History Image Interno castelvecchio VR.jpg thumb left upright Interior view The castle stands on the probable location of a ancient Rome Roman fortress outside the Roman city. Lord Cangrande II della Scala had it built along with its Castelvecchio Bridge bridge across the Adige River as a deterrent to his powerful neighbors such as Venice, the House of Gonzaga Gonzaga and the Sforza families. Construction was carried out between 1354 and 1376 Cangrande died in 1359 . The fortified bridge was intended to allow the seigniors to escape safely northwards to the Tyrol in the event of a rebellion or a coup d tat the Scaligeri were allies of the Holy Roman Empire and when they eventually lost their hold on Verona, its surviving members left Italy to found a German branch of the family. Later, during the Republic of Venice Venetian domination , slits were added to defend it with cannons. The castle was damaged by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars 1796 7 , in retaliation to the Pasque Veronesi , when the local population staged a violent anti French revolt. Napoleon had chosen to stay in Castelve ... more details
in other countries. Typical Indian merlons were semicircular and pointed at the top, although they were sometimes fake the parapet may be solid and the merlons shown in relief on the outside as at Chittorgarh ... in the merlons themselves, and under the crenels. They could either look forward to command distant ... or vertical partitions.The shape of loopholes, as well as the shape of merlons, need not have been the same ... used in merlons elsewhere and Dover Castle in England had three embrasures to an arrowslit Forts ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2012 Infobox Military Structure name Wingfield Castle location Wingfield, Suffolk Wingfield , Suffolk coordinates gbmapping TM221772 image File Wingfield Castle geograph.org.uk 354164.jpg 220px caption Wingfield Castle map type Suffolk latitude 52.3479 longitude 1.2614 map size 200 map alt map caption Shown within Suffolk type Manor House materials Stone height condition Private house ownership Privately owned open to public controlledby battles events Wingfield Castle , Wingfield, Suffolk Wingfield , Suffolk, England was the ancestral home of the Wingfield family and their heirs, the De La Poles, Duke of Suffolk Earls and Dukes of Suffolk , but is now a private house. History In 1384 records show that Michael de la Pole applied for royal permit, to castellate his manor house . The need for the old feudal castle had already ceased to exist by this time and Kings were not pleased to see such strongholds built, so Wingfield Castle is a cross between a feudal fortress and the ordinary moated manor house. Wingfield Castle passed into the hands of the Catelyn family from Norwich . By 1702 a Sir Neville Catelyn had died there and his widow carried the manor to her second husband Sir Charles Turner of Warham. Lord Berners sold the Castle in 1886 to the Adair family. Lady Darrell, a descendant of Lord Berners, sold the castle in 1981 to a Mr. Wingrove. Two years later it was sold to a Mr. Gerald Fairhurst, who spent time in refurbishing it prior to its sale to a London businessman in 1987 and in 1989 it was again sold, this time to a barrister with the surname Gunter. The old Manor House and part of the fortifications were dismantled in 1510 and the present domestic quarters were constructed in about 1540 in the south west corner of the remaining fortifications. At that time the existing Tudor brick merlons on top of the south curtain wall were added. The south facing battlement wall rises to a height of convert 42 ft above the moat, and is 45 50 inch ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox Historic building image Kingstmarychurch.jpg alt Gray stone building with ornate square tower and slate roof. In the foreground are gravestones caption name Church of St Mary location town Kingston St Mary location country England architect client engineer construction start date completion date 13th century date demolished cost structural system style size map type Somerset latitude 51.0615 longitude 3.1103 The Church of St Mary in Kingston St Mary , Somerset , England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE The nave and arcades date from the 13th century. The tower is from the early 16th century and was reroofed in 1952, with further restoration 1976 8. It is a 3 stage crenellated tower, with Crocket crocketed pinnacles with bracketed pinnacles set at angles, decorative pierced merlons, and set back buttresses crowned with pinnacles. ref name IoE cite web title St. Mary s church, Kingston St Mary work Images of England url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk details default.aspx?id 270621 accessdate 7 March 2008 ref The decorative hunky punks are perched high on the corners. There may be so named because the carvings are squatting on their Hunkers as in one hunkers i.e. squatting and punch meaning short and thick. They actually serve no function unlike gargoyles which carry off water. ref cite web url http www.quantockonline.co.uk quantocks villages kingston kingston01.html title Kingston St Mary accessdate 7 March 2008 work Quantock Online ref The interior of the church includes a Baptismal font font from the 16th century, ref cite web title St. Mary the Virgin The Church in Kingston St Mary url http www.exmoorian.co.uk church st mary the virgin.htm publisher Exmoor and West Somerset accessdate 2 October 2011 ref and the pulpit from 1742. The tomb of John de la Warre the 4th Earl De La Warr , who fought at the Battle of Poitiers 1356 Battle of Poitiers in 1356, is made fro ... more details
File Duomo di Teramo facciata principale.jpg thumb 250px Teramo Cathedral. The Cathedral of Teramo is a church in Teramo , Abruzzo , central Italy . It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to Saint Berardo , patron saint of the city. Built in Romanesque architecture Romanesque Gothic architecture Gothic style, it was consecrated in 1176. History and description The church was begun in 1158, by will of bishop Guido II of Teramo, in order to house the relics of Saint Berardo after the destruction of the former cathedral of Teramo, Santa Maria Aprutensis, by Robert III of Loritello Robert of Loritello in 1155. File Piantina del Duomo di Teramo.gif left thumb Plan of the cathedral. The edifice was finished and consecrated in 1176, in Romanesque style. It had a nave and two aisles and a raised presbytery architecture presbytery . Most likely it also had an external narthex . Part of the stones was taken from the nearby Roman theatre and amphitheatre part of the latter was demolished to house the church. In 1331 1335 bishop Niccol degli Arcioni had the building extensively modified. The northern part was prolonged, starting from the three apses, which were removed. The new section was slightly misaligned. The addition was in Gothic style with slender ogival arcades, and is located at the same level than the old presbytery. It has a separate fa ade with a blind door. It was also added a new portal, decorated with Cosmatesque mosaics, dated 1332 and signed by the Roman master Deodato. The portal is flanked by two columns supported by lions they in turn support two statues, one of the Angel of the Annunciation, the other the Virgin. Both are attributed to Nicola da Guardiagrele . In the middle of the architrave is Niccol degli Arcioni s coat of arms, between those of Atri and Teramo. The current shape of the new fa ade, and the Ghibelline merlons, are most likely later additions. In the late 15th century a triangular Gothic tympanum architecture tympanum was placed o ... more details
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