Types of wall

thumb|Police barricades in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2020) Barricade () is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. Adopted as a military term, a barricade denotes any improvised field fortification, such as on city streets during urban warfare. These may also include crowd control devices—like temporary traffic barricades, pedestrian barricades, and anti-vehicle barriers—all of which have also been used in the course of urban protests, counterinsurgency operations, and military operations on urba

thumb|A single-story house with three gables, although only two can be seen (highlighted in yellow). This arrangement is a crossed gable roof. thumb|Gable in Finland thumb|Decorative gable roof at 176–178 St. John's Place, between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in the Park Slope neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York City]]

structure designed to confine and support soil laterally so that it can be retained on unnatural slopes

mortarless masonry method

defensive wall between two towers of a castle, fortress or town

thumb|Battlements on the Great Wall of China right|thumb|Decorative battlements in Persepolis right|thumb|Drawing of battlements on a tower

outer non-structural walls of a building

type of stonework found in ancient Mycenaean architecture

thumb|Fusuma thumb|Kin-busuma (golden fusuma) In Japanese architecture, are vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors. They typically measure about wide by tall, the same size as a tatami mat, and are thick. The heights of fusuma have increased in recent years due to an increase in average height of the Japanese population, and a height is now common. In older constructions, they are as small as high. They consist of a lattice-like wooden understructure covered in cardboard and a layer of paper or cloth on both sides. They t

artificially constructed structure with grips for sport climbing

thumb|260px|Merlons of Alcazaba of Almería in [[Almería, Spain]] A merlon is the solid, upright section of a battlement (a crenellated parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures, or tooth-like slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels designed in later eras for use by cannons were also called embrasures.

barrier used to prevent the spread of fire through or between structures

thumb|Dry stone|Dry ashlar masonry laid in parallel courses on an Inca wall at [[Machu Picchu]] thumb|Ashlar masonry north gable of Banbury Town Hall, Oxfordshire thumb|quarry-faced stone|Quarry-faced red Longmeadow sandstone in random ashlar was specified by architect [[Henry Hobson Richardson for the North Congregational Church (Springfield, Massachusetts, 1871).]]

thumb|Comparison of a ha-ha (top) and a regular wall (bottom). Both walls prevent access, but one does not block the view looking outward.

wall or barrier at national boundaries

building technique using woven wooden supports packed with clay or mud

technique used to build reinforced concrete walls in areas of soft earth close to open water or with a high ground water table

architectural element

thumb|Simple bell gable at the St. James' Church of Entença, town|Entença ([[Spain), near the Pyrenees.]] The bell gable (, , ) is an architectural element crowning the upper end of the wall of church buildings, usually in lieu of a church tower. It consists of a gable end in stone, with small hollow semi-circular arches where the church bells are placed. It is a characteristic example of the simplicity of Romanesque architecture.

stairstep type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building

passive solar building

wall that bears a load resting upon it

thumb|Portage Park (Chicago)|Portage Park in [[Chicago is known for its flagstone decorations.]]

masonry structural division

covering for the top of a wall

thumb|right|Quoining on the corners of Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga, Rome thumb|Alternate horizontal quoining on a wall in East Ayrshire thumb|right|Porch quoins, Palazzo Giusti, Verona Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th-century encyclopedia, these imply strength, permanence, and expense, all reinforcing the onlooker's sense of a structure's presence.

exterior cladding material applied to the walls of a building

Vertically moving formwork in which concrete is continuously poured

in soil mechanics

thumb|Chaekgeori screen by Yi Eungrok, 1864–1872 thumb|Six-panel chaekgori folding screen, late 1800s Chaekgeori (), translated as "books and things", is a genre of still-life painting from the Joseon period of Korea that features books as the dominant subject. The chaekgeori tradition flourished from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 20th century and was enjoyed by all members of the population, from the king to the commoners, revealing the infatuation with books and learning in Korean culture.

short wall, typically under three feet in height, used to support the rafters in timber roof construction

converging drystone walls in the Middle East, to aid in hunting herd animals

continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall

thumb|260x260px|Riprap used to protect a streambank from erosion

Core-and-veneer, brick and rubble, wall and rubble, ashlar and rubble, and emplekton all refer to a building technique where two parallel walls are constructed and the core between them is filled with rubble or other infill, creating one thick wall. Originally, and in later poorly constructed walls, the rubble was not consolidated. Later, mortar and cement were used to consolidate the core rubble and produce sturdier construction.

wall consisting of two skins with a cavity

type of wall separating peoples, administrative units or cultures

wavy brick wall

massive lightweight building material composed of solid gypsum

is a Japanese term for the walls of a Japanese castle, and the regions bounded by the arrangement of those walls. The term may also be written as 郭, and the term is also used for castles built after the Edo period. The kuruwa serves as a defensive territory, provides space for additional castle facilities, and contains the living quarters for common soldiers, making it an important fixture of all Japanese castles. Most castles built during the Middle Ages contain many kuruwa of small area, while those built during or after the early modern period often contain a lesser number of kuruwa of larg

building element in traditional Chinese architecture

single piece of material, usually flat and cut into a rectangular shape

plastic exterior siding for a house

thin sheets of stone applied as a decorative surface

brick perforated to reduce thermal conductivity and weight