The Great Wall of China is a series of a defensive wall , made up of stones, bricks, wood and other materials. Apart from the defense The Great Wall of China there is a very important role in border controls , moreover The Great Wall of China was built against the rates and invasions of European steppe (the great steppe or the steppes) . The wall was built in 220 to 206 b.c. by Quin Shi Huang (the first emperor of China) .
Features
1 ) the wall measures 8850 km .
2 ) wall is made up of 6259 km sections of actual wall .
3 ) 359 km of trenches ( depressions in the land)
4 ) 2232 km of natural barriers such as hills , rivers etc
* The wall body:- the values we had battlements 1.8 metres heights with loopholes and barrier walls which are 4 feet high.
* Guard towers:- every 500 metres or less on the great Wall there was a guard tower allowing the archers to shoot arrows at attackers.
*Military strongholds:- there were many archery windows and gates on these military strongholds, it's gate houses were the strongest structures in the wall.
Before the use of Bricks , the wall was mainly breed from stones and wood . During the ming dynasty bricks were heavily used in many areas of the wall and other materials such as lime and stone was also used, the size and weight of the bricks made it easier to work then and that of working with stones and lime.
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4 ) 2232 km of natural barriers such as hills , rivers etc
Structure
the great Wall was an integrated military defence system with watchtowers for surveillance, fortesses for command posts and towers for communication. In the ming dynasty (1382-1644) ,the great Wall was constructed according to the new and better techniques making it stronger.* The wall body:- the values we had battlements 1.8 metres heights with loopholes and barrier walls which are 4 feet high.
* Guard towers:- every 500 metres or less on the great Wall there was a guard tower allowing the archers to shoot arrows at attackers.
*Military strongholds:- there were many archery windows and gates on these military strongholds, it's gate houses were the strongest structures in the wall.
Construction material
the construction materials of the great wall were mainly Earth, stone ,brick, lime and wood the materials used depend on the local resources available. Different materials were used by different dynasty's according to the resources available to them.Before the use of Bricks , the wall was mainly breed from stones and wood . During the ming dynasty bricks were heavily used in many areas of the wall and other materials such as lime and stone was also used, the size and weight of the bricks made it easier to work then and that of working with stones and lime.
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