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What country has a fortified wall built across it?
China has the Great Wall of China built across it.
What are flanked towers?
A flanking tower is a tower built into a fortified wall which allows the defenders to shoot across the wall.
What do you call the barriers erected by the Roman across northern Britain in order to keep out the picts and Scots?
The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.The "limes" or fortified boundary lines across northern Britain are Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.
What is a shell keep?
This was the design after The Square Keep. The Shell Keep was made out of stone and was circular. These were basically a fortified version of the Motte and Bailey. The Shell Keep was made up of a fortified gatehouse, a stone wall 8-10 feet thick and 20-25 feet high, that had battlements, a wall walk, and a number of buildings where built up against the wall.
What is shell keep?
This was the design after The Square Keep. The Shell Keep was made out of stone and was circular. These were basically a fortified version of the Motte and Bailey. The Shell Keep was made up of a fortified gatehouse, a stone wall 8-10 feet thick and 20-25 feet high, that had battlements, a wall walk, and a number of buildings where built up against the wall.
How many gates does the fortified wall of Damascus contain?
8
Who built the Massada palace and fortified the citadel?
King Herod
Which emperor constructed a fortified wall across Great Britain?
tiberius
What does 'Quebec is a fortified city' mean?
It means there is a wall around it (the old district).
Who built the great wall and why?
The Great Wall of China was built to defend China from various nomadic groups in the north of Asia who would frequently raid towns and cities. It was first built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. He was the first emperor of a unified China, coming to power in 221 BC. The majority of the walls we're familiar with were built during the Middle ages by the Ming Dynasty. The wall ceased to be used after China expanded far to it's north.
What was a manor house built of?
Manor houses were of two types, those that were fortified and those that were not. Those that were fortified were generally built of stone and looked quite a lot like castles. Those that were not fortified were generally built of timbered construction, but were better built than most houses and the areas between timbers were more likely to be filled with brick than with wattle and daub. There is a link below to a related question on manor houses.
Is the wall built by qin shihuangdi is the same Great Wall of China we know today?
Essentially, yes. He sent his slaves and criminals to Northern China to build a fortified wall as a line of defense against nomadic descendants of Atilla the Hun, whom he believed would invade. This fortification was the beginning of what is now known as the Great Wall, which was completed in the Ming Dynasty.
