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  2. List of fortifications - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall-connected series of forts. Individual fortifications

  3. Category:Fortifications by type - Wikipedia

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  4. Fortification - Wikipedia

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    Another example is the fortifications of Rhodes which were frozen in 1522 so that Rhodes is the only European walled town that still shows the transition between the classical medieval fortification and the modern ones. [46] A manual about the construction of fortification was published by Giovanni Battista Zanchi in 1554.

  5. Category:Fortifications - Wikipedia

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    Fortification stubs (2 C, 304 P) Pages in category "Fortifications" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  6. Defensive wall - Wikipedia

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    A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications such as curtain walls with towers, bastions and gates for access to the city. [1]

  7. List of Egyptian castles, forts, fortifications and city walls

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    Fortification of Memphis [2] Fort of Walls of the Prince (inebw heka), Eastern Delta. [2] Fortress of Wadi Natrun, western Delta. [2] Rhakotis fort, Alexandria [3] Tahpanhes fort or Castle of the Jew's Daughter; Heliopolis Fortifications. [4]

  8. Fortified tower - Wikipedia

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    Gate towers at Harlech Castle. A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with defensive walls such as curtain walls.

  9. Defense line - Wikipedia

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    A defense line or fortification line is a geographically recognizable line of troops and armament, fortified and set up to protect a high-value location or defend territory. A defense line may be based on natural difficult terrain features, such as rivers or marshes, mountain ranges, or coastlines; temporary field fortification works such as ...