fortification

Summary

fortification has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• fortification is a type of architectural structure^[2].
• fortification is a type of military area^[3].
• fortification is used for defense^[4].
• fortification's Commons category is recorded as Fortifications^[5].
• fortification comprises place-of-arms^[6].
• fortification comprises wall^[7].
• fortification comprises city gate^[8].
• fortification comprises tower^[9].
• fortification comprises moat^[10].
• fortification comprises star fort^[11].
• fortification comprises defensive wall^[12].
• fortification comprises bartizan^[13].
• fortification comprises drill hall^[14].
• fortification comprises gunpowder magazine^[15].
• fortification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fortifications^[16].
• fortification's Commons gallery is recorded as Fortification^[17].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[18].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[19].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[22].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• fortification's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• fortification's topic has template is recorded as Template:Fortifications^[25].
• fortification's different from is recorded as fortress^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure^[2] and military area^[3].

Use and Application

fortification is used for defense^[4]. Components include place-of-arms^[6], an open space^[27]; wall^[7]; city gate^[8], a type of building^[28]; tower^[9], a type of structure^[29]; moat^[10]; and star fort^[11], an architectural style^[30].

Why It Matters

fortification has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] fortification is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]