Kamis, 18 Oktober 2012

7 Controversial Wall What's In The World

1. Wall Berlin - Germany
The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier built by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) separating West Berlin and East Berlin. This wall stood from 1921 to 1989 ended with the destruction of this wall as a clear demonstration of the Cold War.

2. Wall Kremlin - Moscow
Wall of red brick on this one even had stood for 700 years. The length of this wall were 1.4 miles and the surrounding Red Square. There are four gates of the medieval era are still standing strong with 20 towers along the wall. Within these walls there dwells the mausoleum where the body of top leaders like Stalin and Brezhnev's Russia.

3. Wailing Wall - Jerusalem
Important place and is considered sacred by Jews, long wall about 485 meters, and now the rest is just 60 meters. Jews believe that these walls were destroyed, not because that is where dwells "Shekhinah" (divine presence). Thus, praying there was tantamount to pray to God.

4. Hadrian's Wall - English
is a defensive wall made ​​of stone and soil, the wall was built in the Early Roman Empire, this wall across northern England. When the reign of the emperor Hadrian, it was the second wall that spans the United Kingdom, the first wall extending from the River Clyde to the River Forth. Hadrian's Wall is the most popular tourist attraction in the UK. The length of Hadrian's Wall is expected to reach 117 km.

5. Medinet Habu - Egypt
Wall, known as Medinet Habu is the last standing wall of the Temple funeral Ramsses III. This wall was built in the 12th century BC. Wall height reaches 60 feet (nearly 18 meters).

6. Great Wall-China
is the longest structure ever built, is located in the People's Republic of China. Great Wall of China is not a continuous length, but is a collection of short walls that follow the shape of the mountains China utara.Pada dated 18 April 2009, after an accurate investigation by the government of the Republic of China, announced that the giant wall constructed in the Ming Dynasty period length is 8851

7. Santa Maria delle Grazie – Milan
Maybe you never heard of him. But you must know about the painting "Last Dinner" by Leonardo Da Vinci. Wall painting (murals) Leonardo made ​​was made in the wall.
 

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