the great wall by Gabriel Simmons https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67 Made with love en-us 2017-03-01 14:47:40 UTC 2017-03-02 14:56:15 UTC hello@padlet.com These impressive Ming sections of the Great Wall stand about 25 feet (7.5 m) high, and anywhere from 15-30 feet (4.5-9m) wide at the base. mbrown997 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157038740 2017-03-01 15:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157038740 mbrown997 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157039278 To ensure maximum strength through dehydrating all moisture, they fired huge stacks of bricks for seven days at temperatures around 1150 degrees Celsius.]]> 2017-03-01 15:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157039278 mmiller386 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157039857 Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall of China actually consists of numerous walls and fortifications, many running parallel to each other. ]]> 2017-03-01 15:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157039857 ljohnson262 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157040916
The Great Wall

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance
]]> 2017-03-01 15:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157040916 Though the beginning of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the third century B.C., many of the fortifications included in the wall date from hundreds of years earlier, when China was divided into a number of individual kingdoms during the so-called Warring States Period. mmiller386 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041291 2017-03-01 15:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041291 Originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (c. 259-210 B.C. gsimmons154 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041356 2017-03-01 15:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041356 mmiller386 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041917 Construction of the “Wan Li Chang Cheng,” or 10,000-Li-Long Wall, was one of the most ambitious building projects ever undertaken by any civilization. The famous Chinese general Meng Tian directed the project, and was said to have used a massive army of soldiers, convicts and commoners as workers. ]]> 2017-03-01 15:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157041917 ljohnson262 https://padlet.com/gsimmons154/xby089r4fr67/wish/157043887
Outstanding Universal Value

Brief synthesis
The Great Wall was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD on the northern border of the country as the great military defence project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers. The Great Wall begins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the west. Its main body consists of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, and includes fortresses and passes along the Wall.


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