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Gates in 12th - 15th Century Burgs
Zorislav Horvat
Sažetak
The most vulnerable part of a burg was its gate, and special attention was paid to it. The gate was placed on higher ground or fronted by a ditch and approached across a drawbridge. It was guarded from the walls or the keep, or had a special gatehouse. Chains or wooden levers were used to raise the drawbridge, and a hinged wooden door and portcullis closed the entrance. Very few gates have been preserved, and almost no drawbridges, doors and so on.
Ključne riječi
Croatia; medieval architecture; castles; gates; ortifications
Hrčak ID:
24038
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.1998.
Posjeta: 2.423 *