Talk:Crenellation

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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)

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Disagree. Battlements include the wallwalk/parapet as well as the crenellated walls. A battlement doesn't have to be crenellated, though they normally are. The fault is in the Battlement article, which, while fairly good, implies that the two are synonyms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.47.223.8 (talk) 13:14, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

totally hell no. I just felt like saying that. 02:09, 30 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.124.130 (talk)

Disagree. Battlements are not the only things that use a castellation shape. Although the current article doesn't make mention of it, it is widely used in machined parts, for example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.123.246.60 (talk) 17:45, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]