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The origin of the English word barbican is thought to be found in either Persian or Arabic (see here or here).. Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) interpreted the Arabic word 'bashura[h]' as used in 13th-century chronicles to mean barbican, a defensive structure placed ahead of a gate but this has been debunked, 'bashura' denoting rather an entire section of the outer fortifications, which may ...
The entrance to the castle lies on the west side, where the barbican, probably built by Edward I, contains two gate towers, overlooking the stone steps approaching the inner gate. [27] Through the barbican is the castle courtyard, containing a large well and the remains of several internal buildings of uncertain date. [28]
Warsaw Barbican, seen from outside the Warsaw Old Town city walls.. The Warsaw Barbican (Polish: barbakan warszawski) is a barbican (semicircular fortified outpost) in Warsaw, Poland, and one of few remaining relics of the complex network of historic fortifications that once encircled Warsaw.
They are composed of two lines: inner and outer, with several gates round the city. Originally raised between the 13th and 16th centuries, then rebuilt in 1950–1963, partly later. The best-preserved fragments of the fortification are those parallel to Podwale street, from the Warsaw Royal Castle to the Barbican and further to the Vistula ...
The castle has a rectangular plan and is divided into an inner and outer ward, with four large towers on each side. [140] The main entrance to the castle is through the western barbican, an exterior defence in front of the main gate. [141] The barbican features the earliest surviving stone machicolations in Britain. [142]
In 1918 the Royal Castle once again became the seat of Poland's highest authorities: the President of Poland and his chancellery. In the late 1930s, during the mayoralty of Stefan Starzyński, the municipal authorities began refurbishing the Old Town and restoring it to its former glory. The Barbican and the Old Town Market Place were partly ...
Castle of Montehano: 13th century: Escalante: Well of cultural interest (1993) Had barbican and blind towers at the corners. Tower of Estrada: 13th century: Val de San Vicente: It has wall and chapel. Tower of Carrejo: 13th century: Cabezón de la Sal: Well of cultural interest (1984) Transformed into palace [10] in the 18th century. Today is ...
The castle seen from the east, showing the east barbican, the Inner Ward and (l to r) the 1848 rail bridge, and the road bridges built in 1826 and 1958 The royal rooms were positioned on the first floor of a range of buildings that ran around the outside of the ward, facing onto a courtyard. [ 53 ]