Fortress
Mutianyu
🇨🇳 China · 15th century
Mutianyu is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou District within the city limits of Beijing 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of the center of the city. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Jiankou in the west and Lianhuachi in the east. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.
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Mutianyu ranks #668 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 120 mapped in China. Founded 1404, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 243 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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