http://www.einfopedia.com Right Information At The Right Time Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:33:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.einfopedia.com/famous-walls-of-the-world.php http://www.einfopedia.com/famous-walls-of-the-world.php#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:17:51 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=457 Famous Walls of the world, are either boundries or of historical importance. Among all the famous walls of the world, The Great Wall Of China is the most popular in the world because of its uniqueness and visibility from the moon. Other famous walls are Hadrian’s Wall and The Western Wall of Jeruselum.

	“The Great Wall Of China” in old chinese it is called Chángchéng; literally “Long wall”). Out of many walls built in those days this is the most famous one. It was built in 200 B.C by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The long wall of 10,000 Li is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built,  rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during  the rule of successive dynasties. The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total.
	Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of modern-day England. It was built for peace and economic prosperity. Map showing the location of Hadrian’s Wall Hadrian’s Wall extended west from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne to the shore of the Solway Firth.
	The Western Wall traditionally in Arabic it is called the Waqf Abu Madiyanis, is a Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem.  In Arabic it is also called Al Buraq. The Western Wall commonly refers to an 187 feet (57 m) exposed section of ancient wall situated on the western flank of the Temple Mount. The wall is the only remaining structure of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem. Inside the courtyard King Solomon’s glorious temple once stood. The temple was destroyed and rebuilt several times until only part of the western wall remained. The wall is just outside of the Temple Mount and is considered to be Judaism’s holiest site.

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