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a building that admits its only real plan was never trusting anyone
means A large fortified building or stronghold built to defend against attack.
from From the Latin 'fortis,' meaning strong, which gave Latin 'fortia' (strength) and then the diminutive feminine form behind Old French 'forteresse' — literally a 'strong place.' English took it from French in the medieval period. So at its root, a fortress is simply strength made into stone, the same 'fortis' that underlies 'fort,' 'force,' and 'fortitude.'
- murder holes
- Ceiling gaps for dropping rocks and boiling liquid on intruders
- crooked stairs
- Spirals turned clockwise to cramp right-handed attacking swordsmen
- masada
- Desert fortress where defenders chose death over Roman capture
- star forts
- Angular designs eliminated blind spots cannon couldn't cover
- obsolete fast
- Gunpowder made centuries of stone walls suddenly decorative
fort knox — us military fortress in kentucky holding over 147 million ounces of gold
kars fortress — ottoman stone fortress in eastern turkey, site of 1855 siege during crimean war
masada — ancient jewish fortress in israel's judean desert, besieged by romans in 73 ce