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Barbican

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Barbican
the. a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
barbican, barbacan
barbican
The outer defense work of a castle or town, frequently a watchtower at the gate.
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It was repeated three times, with as much violence as if it had been blown before an enchanted castle by the destined knight, at whose summons halls and towers, barbican and battlement, were to roll off like a morning vapour.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
But the host withdrawing--probably to weep in secret--soon returned with the information that it wanted little more than an hour of day, and that all the cocks in Barbican had already begun to crow, as if their lives depended on it.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
The little boy was filled with awe and his childish imagination ran riot as they approached the crumbling barbican on foot, leading the horse after them.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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