Defensive wall
Videos
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fo
9th century BC relief of an Assyrian attack on a walled town
The lakeside wall of the Yueyang Tower, Yuan dynasty
Medieval defensive walls and towers in Szprotawa, Poland, made of field stone and bog iron
Dangjin-myeoncheon-eupseong (唐津沔川邑城)
Chinese city wall
Videos
Chinese city walls refer to defensive walls built to protect important towns and cities in pre-modern China. In addition to walls, Chinese city defenses also included fortified towers and gates, as we
Ming dynasty wall of Pingyao
The Stone City is a wall in Nanjing dating to the ancient period. Almost all of the original city is gone, but portions of the city wall remain. Not to be confused with the City Wall of Nanjing.
Late Eastern Han wubi pottery - front
Tomb bricks in the shape of a Chinese gate from Luoyang