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I've added the above notice because this article presently seems to confine itself to Western medieval architecture. Crenellation has been employed for centuries in Islamic architecture, for example in the Mamluk Qala'un Mosque of Cairo, Egypt (to take one of the many examples). For starters, see Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (1989) 'Architecture of the Bahri Mamluks'. In Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction. Leiden/New York: E.J. Brill, pp. 94–132. — mark ✎ 15:41, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[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. Brendandh 15:16, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

The problem with the idea is that crenellations may be used for ornamentation, ie in Gothic pseudo castles of the 18th and 19th centuries, in short little more than ornamental parapets, whereas batlements are always the real thing used for fotification. If the page is merged this would have to made clear. Giano 14:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a lot of junk in this article. It needs to be cut down, written in a more Encylopedic tone. Right now it suffers from knowitallism. Do not merge with the better battlement article CJ DUB 15:57, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

oppose merger. it would be cumbersome and separate articles may be warranted anyway. Crenellation does need some work on it. Anlace 17:21, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Infringement?

The text from the licences to crenellate section seems to be a cut'n'paste job from http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/LtoCren.html. Was permission granted? Steventee 10:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)