Criterion (iii): That the Great Wall bear exceptional testimony to the civilizations of ancient China is illustrated as much by the rammed-earth sections of fortifications dating from the Western Han ...

not far from the Great Wall of China. This was the site of an ancient fortress, largely believed to have been controlled by the Han. Sixteen years ago, archaeologists working at the site found a ...

The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall or the Kotel, is the most significant historic site for the Jewish faith. This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King ...

being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards. The Western Wall refers not only to the exposed section facing a large plaza in ...

Released hostage Eliya Cohen visited the Western Wall on Tuesday, hist first such visit since being freed. As part of the visit, Cohen, who is of priestly lineage, took part in the Priestly ...

Remnant of the Great Wall dated to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in Dunhuang SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN/CHINA DAILY Nowhere in the Hexi Corridor does a traveler feel closer to those ...

The Western Wall is the holiest place where Jews pray. It was erected as part of King Herod the Great’s expansion of the Second Temple, initiated in 19 b.c. The Romans destroyed the Temple in ...

The Western Wall, where the Priestly Blessing takes place, is the only remnant of a retaining wall encircling the Temple Mount built by Herod the Great in the first century and is the holiest site ...

while the 271-km stretch of the Ming Great Wall consists of rammed earth walls, mounds and barriers. In 121 BC, Han Dynasty emperor Liu Che sent General Huo Qubing to the western region of the ...

According to legend, the Great Wall was built by the first emperor ... Phagspa Mongolian, Uygur, Western Xia and Han -- are valuable for the study of philology. The inner roof of the arch is ...

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional Priestly Blessing, a highlight event during Passover's intermediate days. The ceremony ...