Sentence examples for wall dates from inspiring English sources

The wall dates from 220BC, when China joined existing walls and fortifications to defend against invasions from northern tribes.

China's wall dates in its current stone-and-brick form to the thirteenth through the sixteenth century, when it was raised along the lines of earlier rammed-earth berms dating as far back as the fourth century B.C.E.

The most extensive and best-preserved version of the wall dates from the Ming dynasty (1368 1644) and runs for some 5,500 miles (8,850 km) east to west from Mount Hu near Dandong, southeastern Liaoning province, to Jiayu Pass west of Jiuquan, northwestern Gansu province.

The later entrance in the west wall dates from around 1740.

The range along the western curtain wall dates from about 1480, when the fourth earl remodelled the bailey.

The 5 m high wall dates from the 15th century and includes an arched gateway which has a buttress on its western side.

It sits behind a huge neoclassical wall, dating from an era when anti-capitalist riots were a serious matter.

Our tour passed an artfully hewn 3,500-year-old 3,500-year-old 3,500-year-old house remnant with 4,500-year-olimestoneicks and a defensive wall dating back to 2920 B.C.

Parts of the Great Wall date back to the 3rd century BC, though much of it – about 4,000 miles – was built during the Ming dynasty of 1368 to 1644.

The historic centre of the city, with a defensive wall dating from the Roman, Moorish, and later periods and whitewashed houses adorned with azulejos (glazed tiles), was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.

Down the block, in a building Mr. DiSanto owns, is a similar tin ceiling, as well as an elaborately paneled and mirrored wall dating to the days when the place was Wood's barbershop.