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Facts About the Great Wall:


 * Emperor Qin originally ordered the construction of the Great Wall. It was mostly comprised of earth and stone. In later years Emperor Ming added to the wall using brick.
 * The Wall's purpose was made to keep out northern invaders.
 * The Great Wall of China was built over 2000 years ago and still stands to this day! and is said to be the longest man-made structure ever built! This magnificent structure is instantly recognizable to anyone that has the chance to see it.
 * At 6000 kilometres it is the longest man-made structure ever built! That's 54, 680 NFL football fields long! At some locations it is said to be 25 ft tall and is up to 30 ft wide!
 * According to documentations, approximately 800, 000 people worked on the construction of this wall! Archaeologists have found human remains under parts that were demolished.
 * The great wall took approximately 20 years to finish. The Wonder that we know today was built during the Ming Dynasty and took 200 years to complete.
 * The wall is so big that it can be seen from space![[image:the_great_wall_of_china_nasa.jpg width="413" height="1219" align="right"]]



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