A tank turret is the brain and brawn of an armored fighting vehicle, housing its most critical functions: the main gun, targeting systems, and a complement of crew. From the outside, it might seem ...

Architectural elements devised as defense strategy, turned into design focal points in modern buildings Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb the golden stair … Towers and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Turrets and towers were not always meant for decoration; they were designed for a much more practical purpose. Most initial turrets were made of stone and placed on castles and ...

A survey of the turrets about town — the city’s tiny medieval towers on the Upper West Side, in Crown Heights, and on Staten Island. “When we moved in, we had to have almost all of the furniture built ...