parapet

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Recent Examples of parapet The work will allow for the reconstruction of the northern parapet of bridge No. 00770. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 Photo : Niamh Whitty A 19th-century castellated tower with a battlemented parapet anchors one end of the home. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 May 2025 The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025 No hands or attributes at all, or perhaps a sober parapet, would be more consistent with the simplicity of dress and serious expression that are this particular portrait’s visible features. E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for parapet
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Noun
  • The ramparts offer commanding views of Caen’s skyline, while the grounds contain medieval edifices, a 1902 statue by Auguste Rodin and Caen’s main art museum, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (open at 11 a.m.).
    Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Dubrovnik’s ancient ramparts guard marble lanes that shimmer under Adriatic light—echoing with church bells and café laughter.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Intrepid visitors can explore the remnants of 5,000-year-old temples tucked away on clifftops (such as the Wardija Punic temple in Dwerja), sip fresh water from centuries-old springs, and walk the walls of 16th-century fortifications.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The deal allowed the Nazis to bypass an extensive network of fortifications, essentially rendering Czechoslovakia defenseless.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) was filmed at the Palácio, as well as in the neighboring town of Cascais, about 45 minutes by train from Lisbon and popular for its beaches and 15th-century citadel.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025

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