page_title: Merlon
hierarchical_section_title: Merlon
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Créneaux et horizon, Alcazaba, Almeria, EspagneEnglish: Merlons and horizon, Alcazaba, Almería, SpainDansk: Brystværn og horisont, Alcazaba, Almería, Spanien
context_page_description: A merlon is the solid upright section of a battlement in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels designed in later eras for use by cannons were also called embrasures.
context_section_description: A merlon is the solid upright section of a battlement (a crenellated parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels designed in later eras for use by cannons were also called embrasures.
caption: Merlons of Alcazaba of Almería in Almería, Spain
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