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Remnants of the Imperial City Wall

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The remnants of the Imperial City Wall are located in Dongcheng District and Xicheng District, and are designated as part of the seventh batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection sites in Beijing. The Imperial City Wall has a history of over 500 years. According to architectural standards, the wall was constructed from large city bricks and features a slight inward taper (standing 6 meters tall, with a base thickness of 2 meters and a top thickness of 1.73 meters). Its top is adorned with ice-plate eaves and covered with yellow glazed tiles. The surviving sections

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The remnants of the Imperial City Wall are a municipal-level cultural heritage site in Beijing.

The remnants of the Imperial City Wall are located in Dongcheng District and Xicheng District, and are designated as part of the seventh batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection sites in Beijing.

The Imperial City Wall has a history of over 500 years. According to architectural standards, the wall was constructed from large city bricks and features a slight inward taper (standing 6 meters tall, with a base thickness of 2 meters and a top thickness of 1.73 meters). Its top is adorned with ice-plate eaves and covered with yellow glazed tiles. Approximately 1,900 meters of the Imperial City Wall remain today. It serves as a witness to the evolution of the Imperial City and provides important reference for defining the boundaries of the Imperial City protection area.

Source: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics