Great Wall of China
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Fortification wall
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| Construction began in: | 220 B.C. |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | max. 16 m | |
| total length | 2 450 km (10 000 Li) | |
| thickness | 5 - 8 m |
Chronology
| 1987 | Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. |
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Notes
Only man-made structure to be visible from space.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Great Wall of China in History and Legend, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing (China), ISBN 0835114546, 1986
- Die Geschichte der Bauingenieurkunst, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 3764324414, 1992; pp. 369
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | p0000487 |
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| Created: | 18/03/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |