Ornate turret at a corner of the defensive wall that girdles Xian in China.

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The defensive wall studded by towers mounted on bastions and fronted by a deep water filled moat that was built to enclose the old city of Xi an in Shaanxi province The wall remains an impressive sight and one of Xi an s top tourist attractions Broken sections of the wall have been recently reconstructed

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Xian, China
Photo credit: © Victor Paul Borg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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