ID: 700002922 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002922	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Great Wall of China (fortifications (built environment); construction began by the states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan,...; 7th century BCE through the 17...; China (Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarchy))

Note: A series of fortifications built over the course of two millennia to protect against invasions. Constructed variously of stone, brick, tamped earth, and wood on an east-west axis across across northern China and southern Mongolia. The most continuous stretch of preserved wall dates from the Ming dynasty and extends for 5,500 miles from Mount Hu near Dandong to Jiayu Pass west of Jiuquan.

Titles:

Great Wall of China (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Wanli Changcheng (C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,U)

Wan-li Ch’ang-ch’eng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),U,U)

The Great Wall of China (C,O,undetermined,U,U)

The Great Wall (C,O,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

fortification [300006888] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>)

defensive wall [300002485]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>, fortification elements, <defensive walls and defensive wall components>)

World Heritage Site [300263063]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 7th century BCE through the 17th century CE

Creator Display:

construction began by the states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan, and Zhongshan (4th century BCE); unified and expanded by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (late 3rd century) and later by the Ming Dynasty (14th century). [preferred,VP]

unknown Chinese architect [,JPGM]

architects unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Zhongguo [1000111] Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 40.68°N 117.23°E

Display Materials: stone, brick, tamped earth, and wood

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	brick (clay material) [300010463]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

	earth (soil) [300011734]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, soil, <soil by form or function>)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

Dimensions: 14 meters high; length: 21,196 km (13,171 mi)[

Cultures:

(preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Qin (culture or period) [300018383] (dynasty)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	defensive wall [300002485]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>, fortification elements, <defensive walls and defensive wall components>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Great Wall of China	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Wanli Changcheng	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Great Wall of China, accessed 18 May 2015
Wan-li Ch’ang-ch’eng	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Great Wall of China, accessed 18 May 2015
The Great Wall of China	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Great Wall of China, accessed 18 May 2015
The Great Wall	........ [VP]
	........ Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 712

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 711-713

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)