Battlement Collection

Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman the Good
Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman el Bueno (Guzman the Good) (1256-1309). Leonese military and nobleman, founder of the house of Medina Sidonia. First lord of Sanlucar de Barrameda

Entrance of the Visigoth king Wamba into Toledo
Wamba (c. 630-688). Visigoth king of Hispania (672-680). Entrance of Wamba to the city of Toledo. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography

Roman centurion. Engraving. Later colouration
Roman centurion. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Spain, province of Leon. Castle of Ponferrada. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Sierra, 19th century. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias

Medieval Yorkshire night beacon

First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels and bells under a castle battlement with queen and ladies, lances raining down from a cloud

MacGillivray tartan. circa 1846

Israel. Jerusalem. Lions Gate. Old City Walls
Israel. Jerusalem. Lions Gate. 1538-1539. North of the eastern side. Old City Walls

Spain. Castile and Leon. Arevalo. Castle. Semicircular keep. Built in 14th century and rebuilt in the 16th century

Spain. Torrelodones. Watchtower of Torrelodones. 9th-11th centuries. Restored in the 20th century. Community of Madrid

Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, 1520s
Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, erected in 1520s. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Spain. Buitrago del Lozoya. Walls. 11th-15th
Spain. Community of Madrid. Buitrago del Lozoya. View of the walls. 11th-15th centuries

Spain. San Martin de Valdeiglesias. Castle of La Coracera. Built in the 15th century and restored between 20th and 21st centuries. Community of Madrid

Spain. Manzanares El Real. New Castle of Manzanares el Real. Built in 1475 by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, son of the Marquis of Santillana. Exterior. Community of Madrid

Israel. Jerusalem. Section of the walls. Old City
Israel. Jerusalem. Section of the walls of the Old City

Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Old City Walls
Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Detail. Old City Walls

Israel. Jerusalem. Section of the wall. Old City. Night view
Israel. Jerusalem. Section of the wall of the Old City at night

Spain. Avila. Section of the western sector of the medieval walls, 12th century, next to the Bridges Gate (Puerta del Puente)

Spain. Avila. Section of the medieval walls, 12th century. In the background, the belfry of Carmens Gate (Puerta del Carmen), 17th century

Turkey. Istanbul. Ortakapi Gate (Middle Gate). Access to Topkapi Palace. Built in 1524 by Suleiman the Magnificent

Turkey. Istanbul. Theodosian Walls. Belgrade Gate. Second Military Gate

Turkey. Istanbul. Gate of Christ. First Military Gate
Turkey. Istanbul. First Military Gate. Gate of Christ

Spain. Penafiel. Castle. Tower
Spain. Penafiel. Castle founded in the tenth century by the Earl Lain Calvo. Tower. National Monument in 1917

Spain. Penafiel. Castle founded in the 10th century by the Earl Lain Calvo. View of the homage tower. It dates from the 13th century. National Monument in 1917

Spain. Galicia. Catoira. Torres do Oeste castle. 9th century
Spain. Galicia. Catoira. Torres do Oeste castle, built in 9th century by the king Alfonso III of Leon the Great as a defense fortress. They are the ruins of Castellum Honesti. Next to river Ulla

Portugal. Loule. Moorish castle rebuilt after the Reconquista by dom Paio Peres Correia. Detail. Algarve

Spain. Catalonia. Montblanc walls
Spain. Catalonia. Montblanc. Foradot door, belonging to the ancient walls of the city. 14th century

Castle of La Mota. Medina del Campo. Valladolid province. Ca
Castle of La Mota. Reconstructed medieval fortress. Built in 1490 by King John II, is an example of Gothic military architecture with Moorish elements. Outside view. Medina del Campo

Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno. Andalusia. Spain
Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno built by caliph Abd al-Rahman III in 960. Cadiz province. Andalusia. Spain

BELMONTE. General view of the castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spa
BELMONTE. General view of the castle, built by Juan Pacheco between 1456 and 1470. Is Gothic plateresque changeover. Province of Cuenca. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

ALARCON. Castle. Castile-la Mancha. Spain
ALARCON. Castle. Arab origin and rebuilt under Christian rule by King Alfonso VIII. He wrote much of his work the Infante Don Juan Manuel. It is now a parador. Detail. Province of Cuenca

SIGUENZA. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
SIGUENZA. Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century. It is now an inn of tourism. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Castell of Ostia or Castell of Pope Julius II. (XV century
The Castell of Ostia or Castell of Pope Julius II. Was built by Baccio Pontelli (1450-1492). Ostia. Latium region. Italy. Europe

Cannon, c. 1810
A cannon on battlements, c.1810 Date: C.1810

Baden Wurttemberg, Bopfingen, Flochberg: Ancient ruin
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Bopfingen, Flochberg: Ancient ruin, village. Date: 2014

Townscape of Ghent, Belgium, viewed from crenellated walls. Date: circa 1930s

Tower of the Enclosure of the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
A Tower on the Enclosure Wall of the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia - a historic fortified complex at the heart of the city. Date: 1905

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