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Dawn on Charles V palace in Alhambra, Granada, Spain.
Granada, Spain

Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Grates Cove Rock Walls.
Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Walled Landscape of Grates Cove

The stone barriers in this historic fishing village were once used for farming and gardening.
Some of the treasures found in the pilfered wallets.
churches

Found: 15 Wallets From the 1940s, Stolen and Stashed Behind a Bathroom Wall

The cash is gone, but a lot of memories remain.
Matthew Taub July 10, 2019
Castillo de San Marcos from above.
St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Washington Park Wall.
Brooklyn, New York

Washington Park Wall

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Permanently Closed
Lecarrow, Ireland

Rindoon

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.
Pretty, bad for historic walls.
architecture

Invasive, Photogenic Plants Are Taking a Toll on Istanbul’s Ancient Walls

One researcher is recommending a zero-tolerance policy.
Jonathan Carey June 11, 2019
Leelanau Preservers Tile Wall.
Leland, Michigan

Leelanau Preservers Tile Wall

The artwork honors those who are dedicated to preserving the beautiful Michigan peninsula.
The refurbished circus poster today, under glass.
architecture

A Wisconsin Bar Had an Enormous 1885 Circus Poster Hidden Within Its Walls

It wasn't meant to survive nearly that long.
Evan Nicole Brown May 21, 2019
Embedded human bones in the wall.
Cáceres, Spain

Don Alvaro Alley

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.
Baile Hill.
York, England

Baile Hill

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
Sanford, Florida

Mr. Imagination's Memory Wall

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.
View from Fort Zombe, looking toward Tanzania.
Zombe, Zambia

Fort Zombe

The ruins of a massive World War I fort overlook the border between Zambia and Tanzania.
Course of the Antonine Wall at Croy Hill.
Kilsyth, Scotland

Antonine Wall

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Stoddard, New Hampshire, under LiDAR after walls were drawn.
maps

There’s a Crowdsourcing Effort to Map the Stone Walls of New Hampshire

Part of the goal is to inspire greater appreciation for these mossy structures.
Jonathan Carey January 24, 2019
Istanbul, Turkey

Theodosian Wall Stone Ladder

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.
Vatican City walls.
Vatican City

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
The medieval walls of Ávila.
Ávila, Spain

Medieval Walls of Ávila

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.