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Location DB > United States > Ohio > Dayton > "The Castle" > Castle Meet pix > DSC02044s.jpg 23 / 40   DSC02044s.jpg Description ...to the roof. To the stacks. And awesome architecture. The wall here is an example of a machicolation; where a row of small corbeled arches is used as an ornamental architectural feature. They didn't HAVE to build it like this -- they just did. Dayton will have nothing like this ever again. Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by Ben 4/3/2005 3:50 AM | remove   Interesting, machicolation originally referred to a part of a castle that would be above the corbeled arches through which they could drop rocks, burning oil, molten lead, or boiling water on anyone trying to undermine the castle walls. The word itself could be literally translated as "neck crusher". In that case, there would be more than one course in the corbels, normally four in English and French castles. Posted by MothMan 4/4/2005 12:48 AM | remove   OK, this obviously does not possess the slot or hole through which an attack could be launched on those below. Does that mean this is not a machiolation? And if not, how can I accurately refer to it? Posted by Ben 4/4/2005 3:26 AM | remove   That's the classic meaning of it. Now, they use the word to describe an ornamental set of corbeled arches, as you said, so you were accurate. Both are very fun words. If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 355 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 741713378 pages have been generated.