This, and the following posts will enlighten you about castles, by the last one you should know a lot, first architecture. Some architecture were curtain walls, they were used to keep out invaders. Another type of architecture was the main building, the keep; they were hollow huge towers with battlements on top. This is where the king and his servants etc.. lived. Their design also protected from battering rams and other things. Inside there were many rooms that will be touched in another post.
Next, castle turrets, they had many functions, as well as defending. Their defenses were battlements on the top that guards could shoot from. Aside form that they had private quarters, an armory, a storeroom, and like the main keep it had a dungeon. The pattern helped keep the walls up and stronger. Another gadget was the moat, the moat was a trench filled with water and sometimes alligators. The moat was always a hard thing to get over, for invaders. In order to gain access across the moat there was a drawbridge that soldiers manned at all times. This wraps up the architecture of an average castle
shane overall i think this paragraph was great i didnt know that the castles were used for the battles so much!
ReplyDeleteThese castles seem huge! I didnt know that the pattern helped the walls stay up and be stronger.
ReplyDeleteYou have great information like I didn't know that some walls were meant to keep enemies out and the fact that the kings wall is designed to stop battering rams that is pretty thick.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the castles were so protective. I also didn't know that the curtain walls were used to keep invaders out and that soo many battles were held there
ReplyDeleteI didn't know castles had so many layers inside them! It really is like a miniature town. Seems like castles were all about protection. One last thing, I'm still kind of confused on what a curtain wall is... I know it's to keep out invaders but what is it.
ReplyDeleteDang! Castles are huge! I knew they were big, but I didnt know they were this big! I think it is cool how they build the walls so efficently to keep out invaders. It was interesting to learn about! Great post!
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