6 Cities in the World Amazing walled

1. Avila - Spain 





The city is situated 1117 meters (3665 feet) above sea level, is the highest provincial capital in Spain. Built on a rocky hilltop, in the middle of the desert completely: brown, dry, strewn with large boulders gray, and covered by high mountains. This causes extreme climate, with very hard and long winter and short summer 
Ávila may be an ancient city known as Abula, mentioned by Ptolemy in Geographia (II 6, 60) as Bastetania Iberian region. Abula mentioned as one of the first city in the Hispania is Christianized, in particular by Saint Secundus (San Segundo). However, Ávila may have been ancient, not Obila, while the city may have Abula Abla. 
Ávila is best known for the medieval walled city, built of brown granite in 1090: overcome by the defense, with eighty-eight towers and nine gates, they are still in a state of repair, but most of the city lies beyond their limits. Gothic cathedral is integrated into the defense of the city. Built between the 12th century and into the 14th, and have the appearance of a fortress, with embattled walls and two solid towers. It contains many of the sculptures and paintings are interesting, but one particularly good silver pyx, the work of Juan de Arfe, dating from 1571. The churches of San Vicente, San Pedro and San Segundo, on their main features, the Romans from the 12th century. In the Gothic Monastery of Santo Tomas, founded by Queen Isabella the Catholic in 1482, is especially important monument of marble, carved by 15th-century Florence sculptor Domenico Fancelli, on the tomb of Prince John, the only son of Ferdinand and Isabella 
2. Tallinn - Estonia 


Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The city has a population of about 430,000 inhabitants. Historical city center in Tallinn is a world heritage protected by UNESCO beginning in 1997. Tallinn is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, in north-western Estonia. A limestone cliff runs through the city. It is revealed, for instance, at Toompea and Lasnamäe. However, Toompea is not part of the cliff, but a separate hill. 
The highest point of Tallinn, at 64 meters above sea level, located in the district of Nõmme, in the south-west of the city. 
The length of coastline is 46 kilometers. Comprising 3 large peninsula: Kopli peninsula, peninsula and Kakumäe Paljassaare peninsula 
Tallinn was once one of the best fortified settlements in Europe. Out of the 66 towers that spread in the medieval walls, only 20 remained standing around what is now the Historic Center, but more than beautiful architecture to make the city relatively small size 
3. Pingyao 



City of Pingyao (平遥, pinyin: Pingyao) is a city district level (县Xi'an) in China in the middle of Shanxi province. He was located about 715 km from Beijing and 80 km from the provincial capital, Taiyuan. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was the financial center of China. He is now known for its ancient city wall treatments, and he is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 
Pingyao is one of the few Chinese cities that still retain the original layout, 
its ancient city walls, has a height of 12 meters by 5 meters thick around 6 kilometers, and features a series of gigantic towers where the defense can keep the enemy from the bay 
4. Carcassonne 





Carcassonne is a city in France. Located in the south. Precisely in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. In 2006, the city has a population of 46,216 people with an area of 65.08 km ². The city has a population density of 675 people / km ². 
Some ancient buildings in Carcassonne designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 
More than 3 million people travel to Carcassonne every year to see France's most famous medieval walled city. The fort has existed on the hill where Carcassonne is located now, since pre-Roman times, but not until the Middle Ages it reached the "impregnable fortress" look we see today. Remained unconquered through several sieges and even survived the French government's decision to have it destroyed 
5. Novgorod Kremlin 





Moscow and Saint Petersburg probably the most popular cities in Russia, but none of them can hold the power to Novgorod when it comes to medieval architecture.Despite its name, which translates as "The Great New City", Novgorod is one of the oldest settlements in Russia and also served as the first capital. the high wall of red dates back to the 15th century and managed to protect the Saint Sophia Cathedral, one of the oldest Russian structure 
6. Great Wall 




Great Wall of China or the Great Wall of China (Traditional Hanzi:长城; Hanzi is simple:长城; Pinyin: Changcheng), also known in China as long as the Great Wall of 10,000 Li ¹ (万里长城;万里长城; Wanli Changcheng) is the longest building ever built by humans, is located in the People's Republic of China. Its length is 6400 kilometers (from Sanhai Pass area in the east to Lop Nur in the west) and the height of 8 meters in order to prevent the invasion of the Mongols from the north at that time. The width of the top 5 m, while the width of the bottom 8 m. Every 180-270 m made ​​a kind of tower. High tower is 11-12 m. 
To create a giant wall, it can take hundreds of years in the age range of the emperor. Initially, Qin Shi-huang is estimated that commence construction of the wall, but according to research and record the history of literature, the wall had been made ​​before the Qin Dynasty stand, precisely first built in the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi-huang continue development and strengthening of the walls that had been built earlier. 
After the death of Qin Shi-huang, making this wall had stopped and only resumed in the Sui Dynasty, the last was continued again at the time of the Ming Dynasty. Form the Great Wall we now see is the result of development of Sun earlier era. The inside walls of earth mixed with bricks and rocks. The top was made ​​the main road to the Chinese cavalry. 
Great Wall of China is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 1987, this building was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site 
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