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Foot path along the inside of a rampart or parapet

For the town in the United States, seeBanquete, Texas.

Not to be confused withBanquet.

Banquette (along the wall on the right) on theAlhambra fortress in Spain.

Abanquette (French pronunciation:[bɑ̃kɛt]),rampart walk orparapet walk is a small footpath or elevated step along the inside of arampart orparapet of afortification.Musketeers atop it were able to view thecounterscarp, or fire on enemies in themoat. Typical they are aroundfoot and a half (half a metre) high, and almost three feet (approximately 90 cm) wide.^{[citation needed]}