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This is a view of the southern city walls in the Swiss city of Bellinzona. These walls and defensive structures lead up to the Montebello Castle. These structures were constructed initially by the Milanese in the 15th century CE.

Although the architecture of Amberd Fortress in what is present-day Armenia looks simple, its medieval walls were constructed from massive basalt tiles, which protected the fortress invasions and sieges. Some walls remain as thick as 4 m...

Exacvated remains of the fabled walls of Jericho, c. 8000 BCE. The stone wall was originally 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) high and 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) wide at the base.

This wall is part of a large and long wall at the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. The walls lie before the so-called Southern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 6th century BCE.

A section of the fortification walls of the Inca Sacsayhuaman (also Saqsawaman) fortress-temple complex of northern Cusco, 13th-15th century CE.

A detail of the Hellenistic fortification walls of Butrint (modern Albania) employing large polygonal blocks. 2nd century BCE.

The distinctive Roman theater was last used as a playhouse and a venue for religious festivals and political meetings in Augusta Raurica, which is located in present-day Switzerland. Before that it had been altered several times. From AD...

The world owes much of its cultural legacy to Constantinople's walls. When Constantinople was under seige by neighboring enemies, the Roman city's elaborate system of moats, outer walls, and inner walls stood tall. Surviving numerous fire...

This clay tablet fragment gives detailed measurements for the inner city wall called Imgur-Enlil at the start of Nebuchadnezzar II's reign. It names landmarks including Zababa and Urash gates. Modern surveys show that the figures are realistic...

Amberd Fortress, in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia, has a long and rich history. Its name translates as "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian, and it sits along the slopes of Mount Aragats at an altitude of 2300 m (7546 ft). Its strategic...