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Fortified tower

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. Castle towers can have a variety of different shapes and fulfil different functions.

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Fortified tower

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Avg. degree1.95
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towers tower castle also castles gate rectangular round keep square wall flanking used curtain functions side large corner often fortified

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curtain wallsinstance ofalong with defensive walls0.80text
sappersinstance ofare more resistant to siege technology0.80text
projectiles than square towersinstance ofare more resistant to siege technology0.80text
Lampron also favoured this style.Polygonal towersA common form is an octagonal towerinstance ofArmenian castles0.80text
used in some bergfriedsinstance ofArmenian castles0.80text
at Castel del Monte in Italy.There are also hybrid shapesinstance ofArmenian castles0.80text
Lampron also favoured this styleinstance ofArmenian castles0.80text

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