Walls built from ancient times to the present day have served various purposes, such as protecting borders, acting as memorials, or as works of art.
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| The Great Wall of China is a famous wall continuously constructed of earth and stone from the 5th century BC to the 16th century AD to protect the Chinese Empire from territorial invasions. Today, it is a popular tourist attraction. |
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| The Walls of Ston, located on the Peljesac Peninsula in southern Croatia, are known as the "Great Wall" of Europe. The wall is the second longest rampart in Europe (originally over 7 km long), after Hadrian's Wall, which connected Scotland and England. |
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| Hadrian's Wall is a massive screen that stretches across the steep mountain peaks along the northern coast of England, measuring approximately 120 km in length, 4.5 m in height, and 3 m in width. |
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| The Vietnam War Memorial Wall, located within the National War Memorial in downtown Washington, D.C., commemorates American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. |
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| The Berlin Wall separated East and West Germany for 27 years. It was the most famous symbol of the Cold War between the two parts of Germany, and it claimed the lives of nearly 200 people who tried to cross it. |
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| The Sacsayhuaman Wall is one of the most magnificent Inca ruins located on the northern outskirts of the ancient city of Cusco (Peru), the former capital of the Inca empire. |
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| For Jews around the world, their holiest site is the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem (Israel). |
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| The Trojan Walls, Türkiye. Before the 19th century, Troy and its fate were known only through epic poems. It wasn't until the 1870s that archaeologist Schliemann, excavating a hill downstream of the Scamander River, discovered the remains of Troy, consisting of six superimposed cities. Then, in 1900, three more cities were discovered further inland. |
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| The famous Gum Wall in the Pike Place fish market area of Seattle, Washington (USA) originated in the 1990s when people chewed gum and smeared it on the wall while waiting to enter a nearby movie theater. It is considered one of the most germ-laden tourist spots in the world. |
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| The Great Wall of Zimbabwe is a vast archaeological complex spanning a large area in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. The walls were constructed starting in the 11th century and took over 300 years to complete. |
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| The Walls of Constantinople were a series of defensive stone walls surrounding and protecting the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul in Türkiye) from its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire under Constantine the Great. |
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| Israel's West Bank fence is a 110km-long electric barrier, built since 2002 to prevent Palestinian suicide bombers from entering Israel. |
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