Anastasian Wall
Thrace, Turkey
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
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The Anastasian Wall, also known as the Long Walls of Thrace, is a Byzantine defensive fortification built of brick and stone, constructed by the Eastern Roman Empire around 460 CE in Thrace, Turkey, approximately 64 kilometers west of Constantinople. Standing roughly 5 meters high, this archaeological site once served as a major defense line protecting the imperial capital's western approaches. The monument remains open to the public and stands as a testament to late 5th-century Byzantine military engineering.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- defensive wall, fence, archaeological site
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- open to the public
- Height
- 5 m
- Place
- Thrace, Turkey
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