Well I'm no expert on the subject, but castles usually had thick walls to try prevent enemies from breaking the wall down to intrude the castle.
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∙ 13y agoCastles usually have a mote, towers, and long halls. They also have special defenses inside and outside of the structure.
In 1066 Castles where only made of wood and earth ( Motte and Bailey Castle), but around 1558 castles where built of strong stone, with thick inner walls and turrets. (Concentric Castle. Castles started off as weak and not good at defence or attack, but over the years they have been improved for battles and for more people. For example: The Concentric castle took years to make because it had inner walls made of thick stone. Castles changed because when a place expands and changes, castles need to get bigger and better with it. Also, they need to be prepared for enemy attacks.
as thick as any other renaissance buildings walls
The slit windows or archers' windows of medieval castles were also called loopholes.
Fortification is a defensive structure, like a castle or fort. It may have extra high and thick walls to keep out the enemy. It may also have weapons built in to these walls as well. The Alamo is a good example of a fortification, so are the castles built back in the times of medieval knights.
Giant walls that are really thick...or towers
Backspace To overcome the thick walls around some large towns, and castles.
Castles were usually made of stone or brick and the walls were very thick to stop attackers from getting in.
A couple of meters thick.
It was made of stone bricks. The walls were extremely thick for extra defence protection. Internally the castles were divided into 2. The castles also had a built in chapel.
Castles usually have a mote, towers, and long halls. They also have special defenses inside and outside of the structure.
In 1066 Castles where only made of wood and earth ( Motte and Bailey Castle), but around 1558 castles where built of strong stone, with thick inner walls and turrets. (Concentric Castle. Castles started off as weak and not good at defence or attack, but over the years they have been improved for battles and for more people. For example: The Concentric castle took years to make because it had inner walls made of thick stone. Castles changed because when a place expands and changes, castles need to get bigger and better with it. Also, they need to be prepared for enemy attacks.
The word castle comes from latin. It would take around 20 years to build a castle. Castles are very expensive to build. It would cost thousands to build just a part of a castle. The walls of castles would be as thick as 33 feet. When the canon ball was invented no castle could be strong enough to stand ove that attack. Cannon balls could easily distroy the castles no matter how thick they are.
castles had walls, archers, and anything they can pour over the walls. moats & drawbridges as well-walls specially designed for archers hence the jagged pattern
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The ones that were organized as Mont and Bailey castles usually still do because they began with walls, but there are castles with no walls. I can think of several that I have been to in Germany. Peterhof in Russia built by Peter the Great has no walls, but does have extensive gardens. The Hermitage also in Russia was the winter palace of Catherine the Great has no walls. Linderhof in Germany has no walls. Many castles and palaces we see today are rebuilt and remodeled by various people through the centuries.
The walls were 5 feet thick!