Special walls that have become city and world landmarks (9 photos)

Not only a building, a place of worship, or, for example, a tree can be made an important tourist attraction.





With a little imagination, it is quite possible to turn a wall into such a place. Initially, it wasn’t even particularly outstanding.

Chewed - stuck



The bubblegum wall in Seattle (USA) is popular not only among tourists, but also among locals. At first, people stuck chewed lumps on the wall of the Market Theater purely out of idleness. Employees cleaned it regularly, but vandalism, which had become a culture, continued. Some creatives even made patterns and inscriptions out of chewing gum. Then the tradition affected nearby buildings. In 2015, authorities carried out a global cleanup because the thick coating threatened to destroy the wall. After which they continued to glue the wall.

Oh sea-sea...





In the Lebanese city of Batroun there is one of the oldest walls in the world - the Phoenician sea wall. At first it was a natural formation of fossils. But the locals strengthened the chain with stones and used it for protection. Time has not been kind to the structure, but even today it is a solid structure more than 220 meters long and about 1.5 meters thick.

For the sake of peace



Walls or peace lines in Belfast began to be erected in 1969 to separate areas inhabited by Catholics from Protestants, whose communities have often fought with each other in modern history. The materials for construction, as well as the length, could be very different. And at night, the peace lines were guarded by armed law enforcement officers.

Greetings from the Eternal City



Aurelian's Wall is one of the most important fortress walls built to protect Rome under Emperor Aurelian. The length is about 19 kilometers, which created a problem because Rome did not have enough resources to field enough soldiers to defend the entire length of the wall. It has been preserved in good condition to this day. She appeared in the film "Roman Holiday".

Ah, love!



In the capital of France, the most romantic city at the beginning of the century, another attraction appeared - the Wall of Love in Montmartre, where the main words “I love you” are written on 612 deep blue tiles in 250 languages. He believes that she helps him meet his true love. You just need to put your palms on the inscription in your native language, close your eyes and really want it.

Tsoi is alive



Fans of Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi spontaneously began to decorate this wall in Krivoarbatsky Lane. At first, someone loudly announced the death of the idol. And a little later the inscription “Tsoi is alive” appeared. The wall has been painted over several times, but Kino fans regularly restore it and continue to use it as a gathering place and meeting place.

Crying and tears



The Western Wall in Israel is one of the world's most famous landmarks. The name is associated with the tradition of Jews coming here to mourn the destruction of the shrine - the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 BC. e. Tourists traditionally leave notes with prayers, requests and wishes in the crevices.

Greatness as it is



The 36-kilometer-long Great Wall of India is located at Kumbhalgarh Fort. The thickness of the structure is about 8 and the height is 12 meters. Inside there are many buildings, houses and even a palace. The construction of the wall, thanks to which the fort is considered impregnable, took almost a century.