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Identifying feature

Crenellation

A parapet, or low wall along a roof edge, with raised blocks called merlons alternating with gaps called crenels. Medieval castles used it for defense, and Gothic Revival buildings use it as ornament.

also seen on

Brick GothicCollegiate GothicManueline

often seen with

Buttress A mass of stone or brick built against an outside wall to resist the outward push, called thrust, of the roof. Bell tower A tall tower that holds bells or a clock, rising from or beside a church or public building. Pointed arch An arch whose two curved sides meet at a point, called the apex. Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof. Tracery window A window divided by vertical stone bars called mullions, which branch at the top into curved stonework… Arcade A row of arches carried on columns or piers (thick square supports), often forming a covered walkway along a… Belt course A flat horizontal band of stone or brick running across a facade between floors, also called a stringcourse. Carved stone relief Figures or patterns carved into stone so they project from a flat background, called low relief when shallow…