Barbican

A barbican (from Old French: barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes.

This article is about the type of building. For other uses, see Barbican (disambiguation).
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