It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest and greatest civilizations on the planet.
For centuries it did just that…..and for some centuries it didn’t do that at all.
Some people have claimed that you could see it from space, and it is one of the most visited tourist attractions on Earth.
Learn more about the Great Wall of China, one of the planet’s greatest man-made wonders, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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