<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">almenas</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31322819</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:27:02</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">almena</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In Mexico, adornments of roofs or parapet tops, made of stone or molded terracotta, particularly abundant in the architectural tradition of the central highlands and that appeared crowning sumptuary buildings or, exceptionally, of a coatepantli or "snake wall", in the manner of a battlement. It also designates discontinuous stretches of parapets of cut silhouette that, in occasions, encircle the upper platform of a pyramidal base. They are distinguished from the merlons that crown the walls of ancient fortresses used for the defenders to take shelter behind them.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>