Sconce (fortification)
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A sconce or schanze is a protective fortification, such as an earthwork, often placed on a mound as a defensive work for artillery, It was used primarily in Northern Europe from the late Middle Ages u
Sconces in the shape of an enclosed redoubt; here shown as incorporated into a verschanzten Linie or "fortified line". The schanze is additionally protected in this example by a couvreface.
The Engelse Schans (English Sconce) of 1627 in Lievelde, the Netherlands (photo 2008)
Replica of a Baroque schanze as a redoubt with chartaque in Gersbach
Original Baroque schanze in the form of a star at the Böllner Eck near Neuenweg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Zaanse Schans
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Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of historic windmills and wooden houses that were relocated here from the wider region nort
Sconce (fortification)
…the north-eastern part of Poland. This military installation was Adolf Hitler's command headquarters from which he commanded Operation Barbarossa. The Zaanse Schans, one of the top tourist locations in the Netherlands, derived its name from its original function as a sconce. Sconces played a major part in the Serbian…
Windmills at Zaanse Schans
Aerial view of Zaanse Schans
Names of the mills from left to right: Het Jonge Schaap ("The Young Sheep"), De Zoeker ("The Seeker"), De Kat ("The Cat"), De Gekroonde Poelenburg ("The Crowned Poelenburg") and De Huisman ("The Houseman").