The Sheer Scale of the Great Wall of China

ImAmazing · 9 months

That's right, it all fits inside a doorway.

usersame · 9 months

It's to keep the rabbits out.

Viktyr · 9 months

Don't call it the great wall of china, i'll decide that. It's the alright wall of china.

brNOR · 9 months

I visited China in 2008. Here's the picture I took from the wall as the sun rose: http://i.imgur.com/fM6SW.jpg An unforgettable experience!

CommandZ · 9 months

God goddamn mongolians! Stay away from my shitty wall!

Tetravus · 9 months

I visited the great wall last year, it is absolutely amazing. I walked on it for hours, and it seemed endless.

dontforgetpassword · 9 months

penis, low right hand corner.

redothree · 9 months

less HDR plz

meantism · 9 months

That'll teach those Mongorians

Mraedis · 9 months

That doesn't even begin to do it justice. I bet on a really clear day you can see maybe up to 30 km in the distance, where the wall is THOUSANDS of kms long. (Or walls, actually)

Nice photo though.

coombuyah26 · 9 months

One does not simply walk into China.

HolyJuan · 9 months

With today's technology and an unlimited budget, how long would it take to build another Great Wall of China? Assume the first one disappeared never existed. Basic labor laws must be followed. Assume the raw materials are within a 100 mile radius.

kawojtulewicz · 9 months

Yeah, pretty great, I GUESS.

DustyFingerz · 9 months

And to think, not even all that could keep out McDonalds.

white_n_mild · 9 months

Mexicans

Magna_Sharta · 9 months

Well with that much hype in the name, I would really be pissed if it was just a "meh" wall of China....

Solkre · 9 months

I'm not saying it was Aliens.

BSavage · 9 months

Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.

screwthisshit · 9 months

Keep them Mongolians out!

FBIorange · 9 months

I can never understand how such an ineffective structure was allowed to be made on such a massive scale...I've never even read any indication that the wall worked

subfin · 9 months

Did anybody else originally think this was a Skyrim screenshot?

RipThatBong · 9 months

I just finished reading Kafka's story and this picture gave me some perspective on the scope and beauty of the wall itself as a metaphor. Thank you.

xampl9 · 9 months

I've wondered if you can hike the entire route along the wall.

GroundhogExpert · 9 months

Looks like some guy getting blown along the wall.

DangerBalls-O-Five · 9 months

That sky looks the sky from the end of the first terminator!

Skolastigoat · 9 months

where was this taken does anyone know? im thinking one of the western parts of the wall?

(yes, i know they're all eastern parts, but still)...

Khalku · 9 months

What's the historical significance of the wall?

I mean, I know it's famous and long, but did it ever withstand a siege or attack, or prevented an army from attacking? What was it's point?

gregdbowen · 9 months

what percentage of the entire wall is in this photo?

canadas · 9 months

serious question, those mountains look pretty harsh. Did that wall really make life any harder on the mongols that it already was?

NSI · 9 months

The edit here is such a shame.

byrmin · 9 months

... I didn't know I was playing skyrim.

phone_scissors_pen · 9 months

Too long; Didn't invade

3h7rt6 · 9 months

Damn! I wish I had the power of that many slaves at my disposal

StolperStomper · 9 months

Where along the wall was this picture taken?

merrickx · 9 months

I don't see any scales in the picture, but goddamn that wall is big.

EvilSockPuppet · 9 months

That's really big.

omizzle4shizzle · 9 months

The "alright" wall of china

famikon · 9 months

Fuck and Ewok. It's all about the GWOC

kingsway8605 · 9 months

I heard they were going to electrify it and put gators on one side

Ecorin · 9 months

I don't get it. If the enemies just brought a few really long ladders, they could climb over it?

I mean, the Chinese didn't have tens of thousands of guards on the Wall, did they?

yi_lin22 · 9 months

I thought it was surprisingly steep in some sections. You almost had to hold onto the handrails, especially since it is usually windy.

doubleknot · 9 months

Look what you can do with really, really cheap labor. And let that be a lesson to you.

jjthedragon · 9 months

Screw u mongolians! Breaka down my shitty wall!

DrakenKor · 9 months

Almost everything we make is so tiny compared to stuff that already exists - like mountains, rivers, oceans, clouds.

An average sized cumulonimbus cloud weighs as much as 10,000 747's

9babydill · 9 months

sheer scale and totally worth it.

Battlesheep · 9 months

Too bad only a fraction of the wall has been restored like that portion

ianamo · 9 months

Does anybody know who made it?

VeganM3 · 9 months

Too bad the photo is ruined with HDR

apb1979a · 9 months

No wonder they were able to build the railroads so easily.

I keeed, I keeed

SpineyB · 9 months

i thought that was skyrim at first, have i been playing too much?

vchip · 9 months

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dessiccant · 9 months

What section is this, do you know (is this your photo?)?

I walked the Mutianyu section over the summer but it was terribly cloudy/foggy (not sure which you'd call it at that altitude). It was awesome, but the photos don't really capture it, since you can only see about 25% as far as in that photo.

oscarfzs · 9 months

Should be in r/earthporn

polerix · 9 months

somebody carved a penis and some balls on the wall.

DaMountainDwarf · 9 months

Not sure if real life or Skyrim...

swaims · 9 months

looks like a picture of the interstate, only less useful

db0255 · 9 months

Lol @ modern day helicopters.

FrugalNinja · 9 months

Will people stop with the Skyrim screenshots already!

LettersFromTheSky · 9 months

Great Wall of China from space

minarets1834 · 9 months

Epic.

Dinocologist · 9 months

that whole on the right looks like a wiener

Johnboy_Ice · 9 months

no wonder you can view it from space.

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