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How long ago was the Great Wall of China built and how big was it?

In 214 BC, the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered to connect the already existing earth embankments on the northwestern borders of the country with a solid clay wall - to protect against the attacks of nomadic peoples.

This is how the Great Wall of China was born. Subsequently, it was repeatedly completed and repaired.

The total length of this outstanding monument of antiquity reached 7200 kilometers, the height was 6,6 meters (in some areas up to 10 meters), the width of the lower part was about 6,5 meters, the upper part was about 5,5 meters. Throughout the Great Wall of China, casemates for protection and watchtowers were built, and fortresses were built at the main mountain passes.

Much of the Great Wall of China has survived to this day.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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