General Information
| Beginning of works: | 220 B.C. |
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| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Fortification wall |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1987 |
for registered users |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | max. 16 m | |
| total length | 2 450 km (10 000 Li) | |
| thickness | 5 - 8 m |
Chronology
| 1987 | Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. |
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Notes
Only man-made structure to be visible from space.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2018): Analysis of the current construction performance of the Great Wall of China in Jinshanling. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 171, n. 3 (August 2018), pp. 92-103.
- (1992): Die Geschichte der Bauingenieurkunst. Ein Überblick von der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), pp. 369.
- The Great Wall of China in History and Legend. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing (China), 1986.
- (2017): Performance evaluation of the current construction of the Great Wall of China in Jinshanling: using a fuzzy system. In: Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, v. 34, n. 3-4 (October 2017), pp. 298-323.
- (2017): Sustainability evaluation of the Great Wall of China using fuzzy set concepts by incorporating Leadership Energy and Environmental Design. In: Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, v. 34, n. 1 (January 2017), pp. 1-33.
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10000487 - Published on:
18/03/2004 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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