- In
fortification architecture, a
terreplein or terre-plein is the top, platform, or
horizontal surface of a rampart, on
which cannon are placed, protected...
-
Langue of Italy.
Bastions and
terrepleins still hold the name of the
langue involved (e.g.
Bastion of Italy,
terreplein of Spain). Due to its geographical...
- parapet. Embrasure: an
opening in the
parapet for guns to fire through.
Terreplein: the top
surface or "fighting platform" of the rampart,
behind the parapet...
- form. The
south front,
which looks toward the city, is a
curtain with a
terreplein,
flanked by two demi-bastions - the
Bastion of San Fernando, on the riverside...
-
detention room and two cells. The
upper tier
above the
casemates forms the
terreplein or gun platform,
which has a tall
parapet pierced by granite-faced embrasures...
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platform surrounded by a ditch. If the
ditch cuts
across the bastion's
terreplein and is
supported by cuts, the
cavalier can also be
considered as a retrenchment...
- reloading. The
Romans used low
wooden pinnacles for
their first aggeres (
terrepleins). In the
battlements of Pompeii,
additional protection derived from small...
-
Joining the
Media Luna
causeway was a caponniere. The San
Lazaro battery's
terreplein included aljibes,
while channels and
breakwaters dealt with rainwater...
- (15 m)
above mean low
water and
included two
tiers of
casemates with a
terreplein or
barbette at the top.
Three seaward curtains 495 feet (151 m) between...
- counterscarp, e)
ditch (dry), f) cunette, g)
scarp or escarp, h) faussebraye, i)
chemin de ronde, j)
rampart (exterior slope), k) parapet, m)
terreplein....
