Great Wall of China

Construction of The Great Wall of China

Introduction to the building of the Great Wall

The Great Wall of China's construction started around the 7th to 8th centuries BC to provode protection from the north. The Great Wall started off just as a regional project and it was probably never expected to grow into what we know today.

What's coming soon in this section

> The materials that were used to build the great wall
> The people that were used to construct the wall
> Technical details of the construction of the wall

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