Talk:Battlement

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[edit] Proposed merger with Battlement

Agree. One article should be able to cover this type of structure. Although redirects should be used for all the various terms. Also What about merging Machiolation here? Brendandh 15:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Disagree. Crenellation has a distinct meaning with important social overtones missing from battlement. In effect crenellation means 'battlements as an expression of high social rank.'Castellddu 01:29, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Disagree. Though very similar in appearance, crenellation can be used in a decorative fashion. True, in some languages there is no differentiation, but people sometimes would look for a specific difference, not the generalisation. Definite disagree for machicolation, as the fuction of these two vastly differs. --Morgiliath 17:56, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Disagree. Important to keep a seperate article about crenellation/ castellation given its importance as a decorative feature (and certainly not a defensive feature!)in, for example, Victorian houses (often over bay fronted windows) and castellated neo-gothic buildings. To treat battlement and crenellation because of a similarity is to obscure a whole area of architectural history. Please don't generalise in such a way. Robotforaday 14:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Disagree. The crenellation is the distinct pattern, while the battlements are just the walkway and such like.