fortified building
C9215
concept
A fortified building is a heavily constructed structure designed with defensive features such as thick walls, limited entry points, and protective battlements to resist attacks and provide security for its occupants.
All labels observed (49)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| military fort | 21 |
| fortified structure | 20 |
| fortified house | 15 |
| ancient fortress | 12 |
| fortified palace | 11 |
| Renaissance fortress | 10 |
| mountain fortress | 10 |
| fortified residence | 9 |
| fortified site | 8 |
| former city gate | 6 |
| fortified stronghold | 6 |
| European colonial fort | 5 |
| artillery fortress | 5 |
| blockhouse | 4 |
| fortified building canonical | 4 |
| garrison | 4 |
| wartime building | 4 |
| Crusader fortress | 3 |
| Tudor fortification | 3 |
| bastioned fort | 3 |
| fortified outpost | 3 |
| Scottish castle | 2 |
| castle-like building | 2 |
| civil defence structure | 2 |
| polygonal fort | 2 |
| stone fortification | 2 |
| stone keep | 2 |
| underground fortress | 2 |
| ward of a castle | 2 |
| Baroque fortress | 1 |
| Herodian fortress | 1 |
| baroque fortress | 1 |
| building in StarCraft II | 1 |
| castellum | 1 |
| castle fortification | 1 |
| castle-like structure | 1 |
| defensive dwelling | 1 |
| desert stronghold | 1 |
| enemy stronghold | 1 |
| former fort | 1 |
| fortified barracks | 1 |
| fortified headquarters | 1 |
| fortified homestead | 1 |
| fortress-like facility | 1 |
| fortress-palace | 1 |
| military fortification component | 1 |
| rock-hewn stronghold | 1 |
| stone stronghold | 1 |
| villa-fortress | 1 |
Instances (202)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Fort VII in Poznań fortress system | military fort |
|
Château de Saint-Gérald (ruins)
surface form:
Château de Saint-Gérald
|
fortified structure |
| French garrison of Rouen | garrison |
| Kremlin Arsenal | fortified structure |
| Czersk stronghold | fortified site |
|
Block D (Bletchley Park) for some functions
surface form:
Block D (Bletchley Park)
|
wartime building |
| Desmond Castle, Kinsale | fortified house |
| Henrician castles | Tudor fortification |
| Aslan’s How | underground fortress |
|
Bowes-Lyon
surface form:
Glamis Castle
|
Scottish castle |
| Newcastle Castle | fortified structure |
| Lathom House | fortified house |
| Fort de Joux | mountain fortress |
| Outer Ward | castle fortification |
| Royal Alcázar of Seville | fortified palace |
| Fort Whipple | military fort |
|
Osijek
surface form:
Tvrđa
|
baroque fortress |
| Clackmannan Tower | fortified house |
| Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) | former city gate |
| Scotstarvit Tower | fortified house |
| Saybrook Fort | military fort |
| Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa | Crusader fortress |
| Skenfrith Castle | fortified site |
| Byblos Castle | Crusader fortress |
| Dirleton Castle | fortified house |
| Mercer Museum | castle-like building |
| Fort George, New York City | military fort |
| Geumjeong Fortress | mountain fortress |
| Alnwick Castle | fortified residence |
| Karmir Blur | ancient fortress |
| Prince Prospero's abbey | fortified palace |
| Hertford Castle | fortified residence |
| Newport Castle | fortified structure |
| Deal Castle | artillery fortress |
| Fort James | European colonial fort |
| Pasha’s Palace (Qasr al-Basha) | fortified palace |
| Alcázar of the Umayyads | fortified palace |
| Toprakkale | ancient fortress |
| Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola) | villa-fortress |
| Lambay Castle | fortified house |
| Aljafería Palace | fortified palace |
| Ouvrage Michelsberg | fortified structure |
| Ouvrage Galgenberg | fortified structure |
| Russian military fort of Verny | military fort |
| Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland | fortified house |
| Fort San Pedro | military fort |
| Porte de la Chapelle | former city gate |
|
great donjon tower
surface form:
Great Donjon Tower
|
stone fortification |
| Fort Patience | European colonial fort |
| Fort Nassau | European colonial fort |