tour de défense
torre di difesa
torre de defensa
obranná věž
fortified tower
Wehrturm
Strukturtypen für Burgen und Schlösser
Quellennachweis Léxico de arte [Lajo 1990]
Strukturtypen
terms for islamic architecture
Begriffe für den Themenkomplex islamische Architektur
Bamberger Vokabular für Historische Architektur
Albarrana
albarrani
albarrana
"Spanish term for a tower projecting from the walls of a castle or city fortifications and connected by means of a bridge. The earliest example in Spain is at Merida and is connected to the ninth-century fortress, but most other examples are later." [Petersen 1996]
"Del árabe al-barrāna, la de fuera. Torre de vigilancia separada de las murallas que está unida a la fortificación por un subterráneo o un puente. Ejemplo: la Torre del Oro de Sevilla." [Lajo 1990]
torre albarrana
Albarrana tower
al-barrānī