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	Defensive wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In many senses, the architecture of the city thus competed with that of the castle of the noble men and city walls were often a manifestation of the pride of a particular city.
		The Berlin wall was a different form of wall, in that it did not primarily serve the purpose of protection of an enclosed settlement.
		The system of walls around (as it was then known) Constantinople built in 412 by the Roman emperor Theodosius II was a complex stone barrier that stretched 6,5 kilometers and is often called the Wall of Theodosius.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Defensive_wall (2741 words)

	Beijing city wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435.
		This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it gave way to 2nd Ring Road and the loop line subway of Beijing.
		Three gates of the city wall are also intact (Desheng Gate, the Yongding Gate and Zhengyang Gate).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beijing_city_wall (148 words)

	The Western Wall
		The Western Wall in the midst of the Old City in Jerusalem is the section of the Western supporting wall of the Temple Mount which has remained intact since the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple (70 C.E.).
		In 1968 the ground in front of the Wall was excavated to reveal two of the buried rows of stone, and the Wall then consisted of seven layers of huge, marginally dressed ("Herodian") stones from the Second Temple, above which are four layers of smaller, plainly dressed stones from the Roman or Byzantine periods.
		After the capitulation of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in May 1948, Jews were prevented for 19 years from even looking at the Wall from afar, in spite of a paragraph in the cease-fire agreement granting freedom of access to the holy places.
	mosaic.lk.net /g-wall.html (1618 words)

	City of Xian, Xi'an, Xi'an City wall, China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zhu assumed that "out of all the mountains and rivers in the world, the central Qin is the most strongly fortified and strategically impregnable." The city wall of Xi'an is an extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure, as a result of this wall building campaign.
		They were used on the inside of the wall to prevent soldiers from falling off the wall when traveling back and forth on top of the wall.
		The city wall itself is a true display of the ability and wisdom of the working people in ancient times.
	www.cnhomestay.com /city/xian/city_of_Xian.htm (806 words)

	Jerusalem - The Old City
		From the Jaffa Gate side of the city, the most striking landmark is the Citadel, which is marked by David's Tower, a misnomer given that the cylindrical structure dates from the 16th century.
		Along the outer face of the Herodian western wall of the Temple Mount, a long narrow tunnel was dug slowly under the supervision of archeologists.
		The Old City is said to be divided into quarters because of the concentration of Jews, Christians, Muslims and Armenians in corners of the nearly square area enclosed by the Turkish walls.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Jerusalem2.html (4468 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The City Wall of London, UK
		Most of the Roman wall was rebuilt in the early medieval period because it had decayed, so it eventually reached 35 feet as it was rebuilt, repaired and strengthened, and became known as the City Wall.
		The wall became the southern boundary of the churchyard, and survived until it was demolished in 1803 due to what appears to have been slum growth in the area.
		The Wall retained its original course throughout the centuries of its existence, with the exception of a slight adjustment when the Dominicans (fl friars) persuaded Edward I to move the wall to enclose their friary.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2266832 (1227 words)

	City Wall: Xian Tour
		City Wall of Xian is an extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure, as a result of the wall-building campaign ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty (from 1370 A.D.- 1375 A.D).
		After the enlargement, the city wall stands 12 meters (40 feet), 12-14 meters (40-46 feet) across the top, 15-18 meters (50-60 feet) thick at bottom and 13.7 kilometers (8.5 miles) in length with deep moats surrounding it.
		On the wall, fortifications such as watch towers, ramparts, (duo-kou) were built into a complex and well-organized system of defense.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/xian/city_wall.htm (583 words)

	City wall of Visby, Gotland
		All together the city wall became 3,4 km, and it was finished in the beginning of the 14th century.
		Remarkably the strongest part of the city wall is built as defence against the farmers of Gotland, and not from attacks towards the sea.
		Different models were found in the mass-graves outside the city wall, many of the armours have been reproduced by Margareta and Göran Hoas, Västerhejde.
	www.bingeby.com /city-wall-eng.html (539 words)

	Jerusalem - The City of David
		The City of David, Jerusalem of ancient times, was located on a narrow ridge south of the present-day Old City.
		In the 8th century BCE Jerusalem expanded; during the reign of King Hezekiah the hill to the west of the city of David was encompassed within its walls.
		The course of the strengthened eastern wall of the city was traced for approximately 120 m., virtually along the course of its Bronze Age predecessor and in places incorporating remnants of it.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Archaeology/jerdavid.html (1277 words)

	POICA-Segregation Wall and gates dominate the landscape of the Palestinian Territory " The case of Beir Nabala ...
		It is not a surprise to hear the new decision of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon to continue the construction of the Segregation Wall around Jerusalem city one year after the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which found Israel’s Wall built the on occupied Palestinian territory to be illegal.
		The Segregation Wall being built around Jerusalem city is part of the Wall being built in the other Palestinian localities which isolates most of the Palestinian villages and towns and grabs their lands.
		The intention behind constructing the wall around Jerusalem is to expel Palestinian residents holding the Jerusalem ID's and attach as many as possible of settlements to Israel's proper such as Ma'ale Adumim, the largest settlement in the West Bank and one of the most heavily populated settlements in West Bank.
	www.poica.org /editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=649 (1060 words)

	Jerusalem
		The pock marks that you see around the wall are bullet holes from the 1967 war.
		On the extreme left of the Wall is a small chamber that was filled with groups of praying men while we visited.
		Though short of a festive atmostphere, the Wall is clearly a meaningful gathering spot rather than a place for mourning the loss of the temple.
	www.mindspring.com /~jozer/jerusalem_wall.htm (326 words)

	Half-hearted attempts made to wall City of New Orleans - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The first written account of the fortifying of the city was in 1729, the year of the Natchez Massacre.
		In fear the city would be next to be attacked by the Indians, a palisade was erected around the city.
		The gates of the city were locked, and the militia was mustered and marched in the Square to show a sign of strength.
	clarionherald.org /20050713/stall.htm (732 words)

	Palestinian Expert Khaleel Tafakji: Israel’s Apartheid Wall Has Political Considerations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The construction of the Separation Wall around the city is almost completed that directly started affecting the social, educational and health conditions of the residents who became isolated outside the Wall, which will eventually lead to loosing their Jerusalem identity and transform them into residents of the West Bank.
		In 1995, Israeli constructed a Wall in the West Bank village of Shweika, near Tulkarem, and Hablah near Qalqilia.The construction of the wall that was approved in 2001 on lands that were already occupied.
		Israel is constructing Walls, and settlements, and is not allowing the residents to construct there, which forces them to leave and try to find residence east of the city, which will affect the final status negotiations.
	www.palestine-pmc.com /details.asp?cat=6&id=197 (1331 words)

	Teaching and Learning: Conquest of Mexico: The Reconquest of Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The city was constructed on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco.
		The Spaniards, thus, began to use the cannons on the brigantines to blast away at the wall around the city.
		The aqueducts to the city were cut, and the brigantines swept the lake, preventing food and water from reaching the Mexicas.
	www.historians.org /tl/LessonPlans/ca/Fitch/reconquest.htm (1015 words)

	Tallinn travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Around the city wall is a series of well-maintained green parks, great for strolling.
		Tallinn is a historical city dating back from the medieval times and first mentioned in 1154, although the first fortress was built on Toompea in 1050.
		In 1219, the city was conquered by Valdemar II of Denmark, but it was soon sold to the Hanseatic League in 1285.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tallinn (3767 words)

	Exeter City Council - The City Wall Trail
		Exeter's City Wall, of which almost 70% still remains is inextricably linked with the history of the city.
		An integral part of the city defences were the 4 main gatehouses from which entry to the city was controlled.
		Continuing along the wall's circuit, the West Gate demonstrates that not all the gates were necessarily large defensive structures, and as in the case of the Water Gate, commercial reasons were equally as important.
	www.exeter.gov.uk /index.aspx?articleid=2958&textonly=false (494 words)

	Forum Thread : Interior or exterior? :. GarageGames
		I am wondering if a walled in, open air city would be better done in quark as an interior or should i just build the city in the in game editor using dts wall objects to surround the city?
		Personally I would build the city buildings and the wall segments all as separate DIFs in Quark, then arrange them as needed in the mission editor.
		For the wall segments, the wall around the city is fairly square.
	www.garagegames.com /mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=26131 (232 words)

	MIFTAH--The Wall Around Bethlehem
		Inch by inch, the width of the wall is blocking the main street that leads into the heart of the holy city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
		This will be one of the main cities of the future Palestinian state, surrounded by a cement wall that will limit its people's movement, its economic trade and its connection with the outside world.
		Just by looking at it, for those who have not seen it yet, I assure you this is no wall that will bring security, this is not a solution to an ongoing conflict, this is not a way to give the Palestinian people their rights to live free and establish a state of their own.
	www.miftah.org /Display.cfm?DocId=6895&CategoryId=5 (1093 words)

	POICA-New Palestinian Enclaves created by the Israeli updated wall map around Ariel Settlement Bloc.
		The Israeli Government Wall update of April 30, 2006 showed that Ariel Finger is to be divided into two, the Ariel finger and the Kedumim finger.
		The redrawing of the Segregation Wall path around Ariel bloc (Division of Ariel Finger) has increased the length of the Wall from 120 km to 133 km which is the total Wall length around Ariel and Kedumim fingers.
		The construction of the Israeli Segregation Wall is flagrant violation to the rights of Palestinians assigned to them by the international law and Human Rights laws such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economical, Social, and Cultural Rights both of which Israel has signed.
	www.poica.org /editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=843 (1160 words)

	Azzaman in English
		are building a giant ditch around the city in a bid to guard it against car bombs.
		The city of nearly two million people will be ringed by moat that will make it impossible for cars and people to enter and leave unless through guarded highways connecting it to the outside world.
		He said the plan was on the table eight months ago but the city did not have enough security forces to guard the engineers and workers involved in the construction of the ditch.
	www.azzaman.com /english/index.asp?fname=news\2005-06-04\10396.htm (339 words)

	Thursday's Devotion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		He pointed out the damage that had been done by their enemies, and the acute need for a protective wall around the city.
		From that time until completion of the wall, half of the people worked on construction of the wall and half were on sentinel duty.
		At length the wall was finished, and everyone in the city enjoyed its benefits.
	www.devotions.net /devotions/files/2003/02feb/20.htm (329 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Israeli supreme court judges Aharon Barakm Miriam Naot and Esther Heyot have reached a verdict of closing the gaps in the Apartheid Wall near the Palestinian towns of Beir Nabala, Beit Hanina, Al Jebb, Jdeideh, Qalandia and Al Ram in northern Jerusalem.
		On July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague issued an advisory opinion regarding the Israeli Apartheid Wall, and ruled that it was illegal, and that Israel should cease construction of it immediately, tear down what was already built and compensate the affected Palestinians.
		According to the latest figures, the Apartheid Wall extends 750 kilometers long - twice the length of the West Bank, and effectively expropriates 58 percent of the Palestinian-owned lands there, while partitioning the West Bank into small islets separated by segments of the Wall and riddled with military checkpoints.
	www.ipc.gov.ps /ipc_new/english/details.asp?name=15465 (464 words)

	Biblical places: Nineveh
		It was a 3-day walk around the city and Jonah preached that the city would be overturned in 40 days.
		A historian writes that during the siege, a section of the city’s walls fell from being undercut by the rising river, allowing the invading army to enter.
		Assyrian records show their was an inner wall and an outer wall around the city, and the whole city was surrounded by gardens of scented plants.
	www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /s35.htm (342 words)

	Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign: "Stop the Wall" Photo Exhibition Coming to Amman
		From February 7th to 19th 2004 a photography exhibition on the Apartheid Wall, from the collection of the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, will be held at the Darat al-Funun-Khalid Shoman Foundation in Amman, Jordan.
		The exhibition, entitled “Stop the Wall”, will document the Wall’s destructive reality throughout the West Bank in the presentation of photos, maps, information on the Wall, and a model of the Wall around Qalqiliya city.
		Further lands are burned to guarantee the expansion of Zionist colonies behind the Wall (July 24th, 2006)
	stopthewall.org /worldwideactivism/294.shtml (232 words)

	Houston Hunger Strike to Stop the Apartheid Wall: Thursday Evening : Houston Indymedia
		The Palestinian American Congress organized a hunger strike in Houston against the construction of the apartheid wall in and around Palestine by the Israeli government.
		This process is similar to the chain of events leading to the acknowledgement by the United Nations that the government of South Africa conducted a state of apartheid within its borders.
		This extremely brave act of resistance to Israel's Apartheid Wall should be supported by the whole of the British and International communities by calling for the immediate end to the building of the Wall and the demolition of that which has already been built.
	houston.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=31218 (400 words)

	Article page 4 about woodworking
		Alesia, in the center of Gaul was a mud and timber, walled city containing tens of thousand of armed enemies, many who raided the trade routes.
		They say the Great Wall was built around 221 BC by the armies of Qin, approximately 300,000 of them.
		One of the most famous walls, and quite possibly the basis for much of Western literature, wisdom and history is the Wall around the City of Troy.
	www.woodjig.com /articles4.htm (936 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER-PALESTINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Palestinian agricultural losses resulting from the Israeli military measures in the West Bank city of Qalqilia, including bulldozing plant nurseries and construction of the Apartheid Wall around the city, has been estimated at $5 millions in almost three years.
		Head of the plant nursery owners committee, Yasser Alhurani, confirmed that following the Israeli construction of an Apartheid Wall around the city, a large part of the plants nurseries has been cut, turning the city into a ‘big jail’, thus purchase has decreased considerably.
		Alhurani told IPC correspondent that the Israeli troops have installed gates on the wall, allowing access of farmers to their farms and lands in specific times.
	www.ipc.gov.ps /ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_01/062.html (319 words)

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