almena almena
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| Definition / notes: | it is a merlon with sloping, notched sides, i.e. the upright solid part of a battlement shaped liked a trapezium with serrated sides, characteristic of Moorish architecture Oxford dictionary of Architecture Almena(s): (Spanish) A line of prismatic stone fortification elements that line the tops of walls, crenells, crenellation, merlons. Usually refers to crenellation where the merlons are capped with a stone spike or pyramidal coping; cf. battlement, parapet. |
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