Since ancient times, walls have been made to mark borders, to keep enemies out or to keep people in. As the time goes and people get more civic, world famous walls have also been built to serve as memorials and structures of art. Wall stands for security, safety and confidence.
Hadrian’s Wall
Hadrian’s Wall, also called The Roman wall was built by the Romans to protect their colony Britannia from the tribes in Scotland. Construction started in 122 AD, the wall stretches for 117 kilometers (73 miles) across the north of England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. It was named after Roman Emperor Hadrian and was completed within six years. The wall was stationed by around 9,000 soldiers, including infantry and cavalry. Today it is among the most popular tourist attractions in England.
Great Wall of China
The gigantic and almost unbelievable human construction is the Great Wall of China. It was built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from the attacks of the Xiongnu tribes. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China but little of that wall exists.
The majority of the existing wall were built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). The most reliable archaeological survey has recently concluded that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches is 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500.3 miles).
Sacsayhuaman
Sacsayhuamán is a walled complex high above Cusco in Peru, historic capital of Inca Empire. Three parallel walls were built in different levels with lime stones of enormous sizes. It is thought that the winding walls represent the teeth of the puma’s head. The largest wall is 8.5 meter high and weighs about 140 metric tons. The wall is built in such an adjacent way that even a tiny single piece of paper will not fit between them. Cusco and Saksaywaman together were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national war memorial in Washington, D.C to honor the U.S. service member of U.S. armed force who fought Vietnam War. Completing in 1983, the wall is made up of two 75.21 meter high walls. Exactly 58,300 names are inscribed on the wall who are dead or missing in the war. The wall is often described as the most moving memorial in the city as well as one of the world famous walls.
Western Wall
The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall is a famous Jewish religious site situated in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was constructed around 19 BC by Herod the Great. But the remaining layers were added after 7th century. The Western Wall is revered as the sole remnant of the Holy Temple by Jewish people. It is also venerated by other Abrahamic religions like Christian and Muslims.
Great Zimbabwe Walls
The Great Zimbabwe, is a series of stone ruins spread out over a large area in modern-day Zimbabwe. There are many hundred small ruins, known as Zimbabwes spread across the country. So the Great name is used to distinguish it with others. Built by native Bantu people, the construction started in the 11th century and finished 14th century. Great Zimbabwe had as many as 18,000 inhabitants. It is the largest ancient structure south of the Sahara Desert.
Wall of Ston
The Walls of Ston, built to protect city Ston, are a series of defensive stone walls. It is situated on the peninsula Peljesac in southern Croatia. Today the wall is 5.5 km long linking Ston to Mali ion was completed in the 15th century, along with its 40 towers and 5 fortresses. It is also known as “European wall of China”.
