🟰 City Walls of the World

These are notable city walls — the ramparts, curtains and gateways that once ringed and defended towns, of which many still stand as the best-preserved medieval fortification in the world. Each profile shows where the wall is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

93 city walls from 21 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any city wall for its full profile.

Africa (1) Americas (2) Asia (11) Europe (79)

Africa (1 city walls)

Americas (2 city walls)

Asia (11 city walls)

Europe (79 city walls)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.