ziduri

Ziduri is the Romanian noun for walls and is the plural of zid. It denotes the barrier or enclosure formed by materials such as stone, brick, or concrete that defines and protects spaces. The term is used for exterior walls of buildings, interior partitions, and, more broadly, for defensive or enclosing structures.

In architectural and historical contexts, ziduri describe fortifications such as city walls (ziduri de cetate), ramparts, curtain walls, and enclosure boundaries around towns or castles. They may be solid or perforated by openings such as gates, arches, and battlements. In many places, historic ziduri are preserved as monuments and constitute important elements of urban heritage. In contemporary discourse, the word also appears in discussions of building envelopes, load-bearing walls, and partition walls inside structures.

Culturally, ziduri can carry metaphorical meaning, signaling boundaries, protection, separation, or isolation. The term appears across Romanian literature and speech and is used in a variety of idioms and expressions related to space and security.

See also: walls, fortifications, city walls, and building envelopes.