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 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: fortified building
Generated description
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.
Instances (202)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Cramond Tower | fortified house |
| Alamut | mountain fortress |
| Fort Frontenac | military fort |
| Sela | rock-hewn stronghold |
| Fort Hawkins | military fort |
|
Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
surface form:
Conisbrough Castle
|
fortified structure |
| King Henry VIII’s Device Forts | Tudor fortification |
|
Roman fort Traiectum
surface form:
Traiectum
|
castellum |
| Beaumaris Castle | fortified structure |
| Castle Gould | castle-like building |
| New Castle Ingolstadt | Renaissance fortress |
| Arx | fortified stronghold |
| Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock | fortified barracks |
| Qalat-e Dokhtar | ancient fortress |
| Kumasi Fort | military fort |
| Genoese citadel | fortified stronghold |
| Rocca Roveresca | Renaissance fortress |
| Forte São João de Bertioga | military fort |
| Borthwick Castle | fortified house |
| Rosslyn Castle | fortified residence |
| Rocca Paolina | Renaissance fortress |
| Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera | fortified outpost |
| Opole Castle complex | fortified structure |
| Porte de Champerret | former city gate |
| Fort George, Highland, Scotland | artillery fortress |
|
Dukes of Douglas
surface form:
Douglas Castle
|
Scottish castle |
| Castell Gwyn | fortified structure |
| Fort Willoughby | military fort |
| Fort of Fenestrelle | mountain fortress |
| Fort Garry | military fort |
| Masada | ancient fortress |
| Fort du Portalet | mountain fortress |
| Wallingford Castle | fortified structure |
| Merrickville Blockhouse | blockhouse |
| Castell Ynysgynwraidd | fortified structure |
| Hawarden Old Castle | fortified site |
| Bourbon garrison of Gaeta | garrison |
| Ukhaidir Palace | fortified palace |
| Machaerus | Herodian fortress |
| Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes in Słupsk | Renaissance fortress |
| Herodium | desert stronghold |
| Fort Herkimer Church | fortified structure |
| tulou | — |
| Hartenfels Castle | Renaissance fortress |
| Barnwell Castle | fortified structure |
| Din Guarie | fortified site |
| Citadel of Baturyn | fortified stronghold |
| Babylon-in-Egypt | ancient fortress |
| Fort Mellon | military fort |
| Red Hill | ancient fortress |