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Xian city walls
The fortifications of Xi'an, an ancient capital of China, represent one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. Construction of the first city wall of Chang'an began in 194 BCE and lasted for four years. That wall measured 25.7 kilometres (16.0 mi) in length, 12–16 metres (39–52 ft) in thickness at the base. The area within the wall was c. 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The existing wall was started by the Ming Dynasty in 1370. It encircles a much smaller city of 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi). The wall measures 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) in circumference, 12 metres (39 ft) in height, and 15–18 metres (49–59 ft) in thickness at the base.
Copyright www.annclarkphoto.co.uk Photography by Ann Clark, Bridgend.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without asking my written permission .....© All rights reserved!
Please visit my website at www.annclarklandscapes.co.uk for more images and information on landscape photography workshops run throughout the year and www.annclarkphoto.co.uk for wedding photography
Xian city walls
The fortifications of Xi'an, an ancient capital of China, represent one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. Construction of the first city wall of Chang'an began in 194 BCE and lasted for four years. That wall measured 25.7 kilometres (16.0 mi) in length, 12–16 metres (39–52 ft) in thickness at the base. The area within the wall was c. 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The existing wall was started by the Ming Dynasty in 1370. It encircles a much smaller city of 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi). The wall measures 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) in circumference, 12 metres (39 ft) in height, and 15–18 metres (49–59 ft) in thickness at the base.
Copyright www.annclarkphoto.co.uk Photography by Ann Clark, Bridgend.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without asking my written permission .....© All rights reserved!
Please visit my website at www.annclarklandscapes.co.uk for more images and information on landscape photography workshops run throughout the year and www.annclarkphoto.co.uk for wedding photography