<?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">polygonal forts</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31417006</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:13</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">forts, polygonal</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">polygonal fort</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">polygonal fortresses</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Forts having a polygonal shape, which varied according to the site and requirements. Although they existed by the middle ages, prime examples of polygonal forts were those constructed resist the fire of rifled artillery and heavy mortars in the late 18th through 19th centuries. ]]></dc:description></metadata>