Walls Walls The Anastasian Wall ( Turkish: Anastasius Suru) or the Long Walls of Thrace (Uzun Duvar) is an ancient, stone and turf fortification located 65 km west of Istanbul, Turkey built by the Byzantines during the late 5th century. Originally some 56 km long, it stretches from Evcik İskelesi at the Black Sea coast across the Thracian peninsula to the coast of the Sea of Marmara at 6 km west of Silivri (ancient Selymbria). The wall was part of an additional outer defense system for Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and probably continued in use until the 7th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anastasian Wall"
The Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification, built by the Romans across what is now the central belt of Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonine Wall"
The Atlantic Wall ( Gr Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the German Third Reich during the Second World War along the western coast of Europe (1942-44) in order to defend against an anticipated Anglo-American invasion of the continent from Great Britain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atlantic Wall"
The Aurelian Walls were built between 270 and 273, by Roman Emperor Aurelian. The 12.5 mile long wall was intended to defend the city of Rome, capital of the Roman Empire, from barbarian attacks. At the time, the city had been grown well beyond the old Servian Wall, built during the republican period, and had been relatively safe during the centuries of Roman expansion. However, by the 3rd century, the new menace of barbarian tribes flooding through the German frontier could not be easily stopped by the Roman Army, with the empire in a heavy crisis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aurelian Walls"
The Basel City Walls are a former complex of walls in the central part of the Swiss city of Basel. The first city wall has been completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. A newer wall has been constructed around 1230, which is known as the Inner Wall. In 1362 the construction of a larger wall complex began due to the city's extension; the wall has been completed in 1398, which is known as the Outer Wall. In 1859 the city's executive decided to break down the wall and its gates. Today there are three old city gates left. ...more on Wikipedia about "Basel City Walls"
The Berlin Wall ( German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. The East German authorities called it the "antifaschistischer Schutzwall" (Anti-Fascist Protection Wall). Its purpose was to restrict access between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built in 1961 and fortified over the years, but was opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989 and subsequently almost entirely demolished. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin Wall"
The Communards’ Wall ( F.: Mur des Fédérés) at the Père Lachaise cemetery is where, on May 28 1871, one-hundred forty-seven fédérés, combatants of the Paris Commune, were shot and thrown in an open trench at the foot of the wall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communards' Wall"
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The Democracy Wall was a long brick wall on Chang'an street in the Xidan District of Beijing, which became the focus for democratic dissent. Beginning in December 1978, in line with the Chinese Communist Party's policy of " seeking truth from facts," activists in the democracy movement recorded news and ideas, often in the form of big-character posters (dazibao), during a period known as the Beijing Spring. These activists were encouraged to criticize the Gang of Four and previous (failed) government policies, but the wall was closed in December 1979 when the leadership and the communist party system were being criticized along with past mistakes and leaders. The shutdown coincided with suppression of political dissent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Democracy Wall Movement"
The Great Wall of Gorgan (also called the Gorgan Defense Wall and Sadd-e Eskandar) is an ancient defensive facility located in the Gorgan region of northeastern Iran. It consists of a 155 kilometre long, and 6 to10 metre wide wall, along the length of which are located a number of fortresses, spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 kilometres. The wall was built during the Parthian Dynasty to protect Iran from the invasions of the northern (mostly Turkic) tribes. It was restored during the Sassanid era (3-7th centuries AD). Its construction is contemporaneous with that of the Great Wall of China, and it is second only to that edifice as the largest defensive wall in existence. Despite its scale and significance the Gorgan Wall remains virtually unknown outside Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Wall of Gorgan"
The term Green Line is often used to refer to the line of demarcation that divides the Cypriot capital of Nicosia into the southern Greek Cypriot region and the northern Turkish Cypriot region that was created following the 1974 invasion by Turkey (which refers to the invasion as the 1974 Peace Operation) that created the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey in the occupied side of Cyprus. This line is also referred to as the 'Attila Line' on some maps (named after the Turkish code-name for the 1974 Military Intervention: Operation Attila). ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Line (Cyprus)"
Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: Vallum Hadriani) was a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of Great Britain to prevent military raids by the tribes of Scotland to the north, to improve economic stability and provide peaceful conditions in the Roman province of Britannia to the south, to define the frontier of the Empire physically, and to separate the unruly Selgovae tribe in the north from the Brigantes in the south and discourage them from uniting. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hadrian's Wall"
The Israeli West Bank barrier (commonly referred to as a " fence" by its supporters and a " wall" by its opponents) is a physical barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches (95%) and walls (5%). ...more on Wikipedia about "Israeli West Bank barrier"
The Korean wall is a barrier built along the length of the DMZ in South Korea between 1977 and 1979. The nature of the barrier is disputed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Korean wall"
Kremlin Wall refers to the defense wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin, recognizable by the characteristic notches and its Kremlin towers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kremlin Wall"
The Lennon Wall was formerly an ordinary wall in Prague, but since the 1980s, people have filled it with John Lennon-inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles songs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lennon Wall"
This is a list of famous walls. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of walls"
London Wall was the defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the river Thames in England. ...more on Wikipedia about "London Wall"
The Moroccan Wall is a 2,500 km-long system of defensive walls/ berms, running mainly through Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. A minor section is located in the southeastern portion of Morocco. It is dubbed The Wall of Shame by the Polisario Front and other Sahrawi independence-seekers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moroccan Wall"
The Mourne Wall is a wall which is build around the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mourne Wall"
The Peace Lines are a series of separation barriers ranging in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles, separating Protestant and Catholic neighbourhoods in Belfast, Derry (Londonderry) and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. The stated purpose of the barriers is to minimize intercommunal sectarian violence between Protestants and Catholics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peace lines"
Serpent's Wall ( ) is a landmark in the north of Ukraine, near the city of Kiev. It comprises ancient walls and more modern World War II fortifications. ...more on Wikipedia about "Serpent's Wall"
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The Servian Wall (in Latin: Murus Servii Tullii) was a defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was 3.6 m thick, 11 km long, and had more than a dozen gates. ...more on Wikipedia about "Servian Wall"
The UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a 300 km (187 mile) separation barrier along the 1974 Green Line (or ceasefire line) between the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus. Constructed by Turkey, it served to separate the northern 37% (mostly inhabited by Turks and Turkish Cypriots) of Cyprus, occupied by Turkish troops since 1974, from the southern part (mostly inhabited by ethnic Greek Cypriots and other non-Turks), and splits the capital Nicosia (Lefkosa) in two. This ethnic land separation was never in Cypriot history obvious on the island, but established by the Turkish troops after the expulsion by force of around 200.000 Greeks from the North, and the forced move of around 60.000 Turkish Cypriots from South to North. The "Green Line" is also referred to as the Turkish Cyprus barrier, or the Atilla Line after the name given to the 1974 military intervention by Turkey (Operation Atilla). ...more on Wikipedia about "UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus"
The United States–Mexico barrier is actually several separation barriers designed to prevent illegal immigration into the United States from the territory of adjacent Mexico along the U.S.-Mexico border. Primarily the fence has deterred illegal entries of Mexican nationals and other Latin Americans illegally entering the United States through Mexico, although in recent years other groups (particularly Asians of different nationalities) have also been using the porous Mexican border to secure access to the USA (the Border Patrol refers to those from other countries as "Other Than Mexican"). The barriers were built as part of three larger "Operations" to control illegal immigration, Operation Gatekeeper in California, Operation Hold-the-Line in Texas, and Operation Safeguard in Arizona. The intention of these barriers is to force immigrants to cross the border through more difficult lands, with the assumption that this will deter migration. Some United States/Mexico border scholars have claimed that these operations are just a public relations ploy used to convince U.S. citizens that the border is "secure", while the economy benefits from the continuing flow of cheap labor across the border. ...more on Wikipedia about "United States–Mexico barrier"
The Upper Germanic Limes, also called Rhaetian Limes or simply "the Limes", was the border between the Roman Empire and the unsubdued Germanic tribes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Upper Germanic Limes"
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