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Five different sets of walls have been built around the city of Constantinople, the most important of which was the last, built under the reign of Theodosius II, who came to power in 408 AD.
Also known as the wall of Anthemius, it was erected in 413 AD, and stretched across the peninsula, protecting the city from a land invasion.
Dimensions of the walls were taken partly from first hand measurements of the walls in present day Istanbul and partly from various resources on the Princeton Campus.
www.princeton.edu /~asce/const_95/walls.html   (337 words)

  
 Cordoba city walls and urban growth - Infocordoba
The southern wall of the city was demolished, to extend the city limits nearly to the river.
As Christians from the north drew nearer to Cordoba, conquering Toledo in 1085, the city's new rulers reinforced its defenses.
In the 14 th century, however, the city walls were extended to enclose a new area to the southwest, including the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, la Huerta del Alcazar and the Alcazar Viejo (San Basilio neighborhood).
www.infocordoba.com /spain/andalusia/cordoba/city_walls.htm   (1090 words)

  
  Petra: City Walls
The Nabataeans built walls across this valley to protect their city from invasion from the north and south.
Remains of the north city wall along the side of the wadi.
One of the city wall towers, along the edge of the wadi.
www.nabataea.net /pwalls.html   (197 words)

  
 National Park Service - San Juan National Historic Site
On the north side of the city, a margin of rocky cliffs was deemed defense enough until the mid-18th century, when more walls and bastions were added facing the sea.
Along the north city wall the gates of San José and Santa Rosa opened to the rugged Atlantic shoreline, and on the south side of the city, San Justo or España Gate faced the harbor.
It was razed by Spanish authorities in 1897 along with a segment of the city walls to let the overcrowded colonial capital to grow.
www.nps.gov /saju/walls.html   (212 words)

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