GreatBuildings Page
Archiplanet Page
The Great Wall of China
 Great Buildings  Search  Advanced  Buildings  Architects  Types  Places  3D Models  Pix  Archiplanet   ArchitectureWeek  
Architect unknown
Subscribers - login to skip ads
Location China   map
Date -214   timeline
Building Type fortification, wall
 Construction System brick bearing masonry
Context rural
Style Ancient Chinese
Notes 2,260km (1400 miles) long, running generally east-west along the northern edge of China. The square watch towers may date to 1368, when the wall was extensively repaired.
Images

 

Photo, exterior
Photo, exterior
Photo, exterior
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Drawings

 

Engraving
Resources
Sources on The Great Wall of China

Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. mentioned p147, p157. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com

William Lindesay. The Great Wall. Odyssey Publications, May 1999, Hardcover - 32 pages 2nd edition. ISBN 9622175988. — Available at Amazon.com

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

Amazon.com  Find books about The Great Wall of China


 

Loading...
Web Resources
Links on The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration

We appreciate your  suggestions  for links about The Great Wall of China.

Loading...
 Great Buildings  Search   Model Viewing Tips   DW   Discussion   Blogs   Books   Archiplanet   ArchitectureWeek  
Subscribe free to weekly design and building newsletters by ArchitectureWeek

Quick Search by name of Building, Architect, or Place:   
Examples:  "Fallingwater",  "Wright",  "Paris"       Advanced Search
Send this to a friend | Contribute | Subscribe | Link | Credits | Media Kit | Photo Licensing | Suggestions

Special thanks to our sustaining subscribers including
BuilderSpace.com, and Saniflo Upflush.  

© 1994-2013 Artifice, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Great_Wall_of_China.html