Italy · 4th century BC
The Servian Wall (Latin: Murus Servii Tullii; Italian: Mura Serviane) is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m (33 ft) in height in places, 3.6 m (12 ft) wide at its base, 11 km (6.8 mi) long, and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have survived, and enclosed a total area of 246 hectares (610 acres). In the 3rd century AD it was superseded by the construction of the larger Aurelian Walls as the city of Rome grew beyond the boundary of the Servian Wall.
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Servian Wall ranks #267 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 350 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 15 atlas entries founded in the 4th century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 11,894 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% of the atlas. 65 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Rome, 2 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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