Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China is a series of fortresses of stone and soil which is building the longest ever made ​​by men. The building is located in the country of China was originally built to protect the northern border of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups.
Construction of the wall began in 221 BC and continued to grow until the 17th Century. The Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east, to Lop Lake in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern tip of Mongolia.

And according to research by experts, has concluded that all sizes of wall 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 miles), consisting of 6,259.6 km (3,889.5 miles) of the actual wall, 359.7 km (223.5 miles) of trenches and 2,232.5 km (1,387.2 miles ) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers.
In 1987, this building was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. And now this giant wall of one of the best and the historic buildings that once existed, and serve as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 

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Medinet Habu

Medinet Habu is the last wall standing of Ramsses III mortuary temple, an important structure of the New Kingdom period at locations with the same name in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Wall built in the 12th century BC it had reached 60 feet high (nearly 18 meters) and 75,000 square feet filled with relief decoration and history. The walls are relatively well maintained and surrounded by a large mudbrick enclosure.
And now the wall has become one of the walls - the walls of the historic and famous in the world.

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Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall is a defensive wall made ​​of stones and soil that became the bastion of Roman Britain. Wall built in the Age of the Roman Empire in 122 ad It stretches from the North Sea to the Irish Sea and at the time, and the wall is a boundary of the Roman Empire. The length of this wall is expected to reach 117 km (from segedunum, wallsend, river tyne to the Solway Firth coast), while the wide reach 6 meters high and 3.5 meters.

Now Hadrian's Wall has become the most popular tourist attraction in the UK. And most of the walls can still be encountered, especially the mid-section.
Because the wall is one of the most famous and historic in the world, then the wall was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

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