From Coast to Coast » Hadrian’s Wall http://www.coastalrivers.org An Unique Travel & Vacation Tips Blog Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:01:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ten Famous Walls in the World (Part 1) http://www.coastalrivers.org/2009/05/ten-famous-walls-in-the-world-part-1/ http://www.coastalrivers.org/2009/05/ten-famous-walls-in-the-world-part-1/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 12:26:29 +0000 Traveller http://www.coastalrivers.org/?p=104 What was so interesting about the wall? Moreover, if we talk about the wall or walls of the historic tourist attractions, what's interesting? In addition, if not the Great Wall of China or the Berlin Wall, what else are there other walls of the historic? Apparently there are 10 of the most amazing wall in this world ... we take a look one by one.
Berlin Wall - Germany
This wall stood firm in the city of Berlin for 28 years, as a reminder of the horrors during the Cold War. This wall is like a real form of the "Iron Curtain". This wall standing start in 1921 until 1989 that ended with the destruction of this wall as a concrete action from the end of the Cold War. This is the November 2009 year-end celebration of the power of 20 "strong" this dividing wall.
Kremlin Wall - Moscow
Red brick walls of this one fact has stood for 700 years. The length of this wall reaches around 1.4 miles and Red Square. There are four gates of the medieval era that still stands strong with 20 towers along the wall. Within these walls there lies the mausoleum where the body of Russias top leaders likes Stalin and Brezhnev.
Western Wall - Jerusalem
Wall which is also known as the Wailing Wall, have a variety of unique history. This wall also known as al-Buraq, where the Prophet Muhammad maintains his own horses. While the Jewish people assume that this wall is the wall to lament the destruction of the Jewish Synagogue.
Tzompantli - Mexico
In the ruins of Chichen Itza, you will find Tzompantli wall, or skull Wall. The history of this wall was scary, at the time of the Maya ruling; the skull is placed in a ritual sacrifice in this wall. This wall itself is decorated with reliefs of the skull and also various images of the ritual that existed at the time.
Hadrian's Wall - UK
This wall was built in the second century as the Roman emperor at the time, Hadrian, who was tired of fighting. The wall is stretching from the North Sea to the Irish Sea and at the moment, the wall is a boundary of the Roman Empire.
Medinet Habu - Egypt
Wall known as Medinet Habu, the last wall standing from Ramsses III mortuary temple. This wall was built in the 12th century BC. The height reaches 60 feet (nearly 18 meters) and filled with 75,000 square feet of decorative and historical reliefs
The Great Wall of China
The construction of this wall began in 221 BC and continued to grow until the 17th Century. Most of this wall has been used by athletes during the Olympic cycling summer 2008.
Santa Maria delle Grazie - Italy
Maybe you've never heard of him. But you must know about the painting "Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting walls (murals) Leonardo made was made in this wall. The painting "Last Supper" was completed in 1498. Although most of the walls of this monastery were destroyed in 1943, but this one wall was not touched!
Green Monster - Boston
Sports lovers will not forget the 37 foot-high walls (10 meters) which are called the Green Monster at Fenway Park, Boston. The wall that once destroyed by fire in 1934, re-built and kept up to date. This wall is now built with hard plastic covered with a decorated old-fashioned scoreboard, as the memories of the past.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington, USA
this wall is one wall is not the oldest, but at least this wall is always visited by many people every year. This wall was completed in 1982 and is made more than 58,000 American soldiers who died or disappeared during operations in Vietnam in 1959 until 1975

great_wallWhat was so interesting about the wall? Moreover, if we talk about the wall or walls of the historic tourist attractions, what's interesting? In addition, if not the Great Wall of China or the Berlin Wall, what else are there other walls of the historic? Apparently there are 10 of the most amazing wall in this world ... we take a look one by one

1. Berlin Wall - Germany

This wall stood firm in the city of Berlin for 28 years, as a reminder of the horrors during the Cold War. This wall is like a real form of the "Iron Curtain". This wall standing start in 1921 until 1989 that ended with the destruction of this wall as a concrete action from the end of the Cold War. This is the November 2009 year-end celebration of the power of 20 "strong" this dividing wall.

2. Kremlin Wall - Moscow

Red brick walls of this one fact has stood for 700 years. The length of this wall reaches around 1.4 miles and Red Square. There are four gates of the medieval era that still stands strong with 20 towers along the wall. Within these walls there lies the mausoleum where the body of Russias top leaders likes Stalin and Brezhnev.

3. Western Wall - Jerusalem

Wall which is also known as the Wailing Wall, have a variety of unique history. This wall also known as al-Buraq, where the Prophet Muhammad maintains his own horses. While the Jewish people assume that this wall is the wall to lament the destruction of the Jewish Synagogue.

4. Tzompantli - Mexico

In the ruins of Chichen Itza, you will find Tzompantli wall, or skull Wall. The history of this wall was scary, at the time of the Maya ruling; the skull is placed in a ritual sacrifice in this wall. This wall itself is decorated with reliefs of the skull and also various images of the ritual that existed at the time.

5. Hadrian's Wall - UK

This wall was built in the second century as the Roman emperor at the time, Hadrian, who was tired of fighting. The wall is stretching from the North Sea to the Irish Sea and at the moment, the wall is a boundary of the Roman Empire.

To be continued in part 2 ...

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