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Dimensions: How long, high, and wide. Simatai Great Wall is 5.4 km (3.4 miles) long, with altogether 39 watchtowers. At the east of Simatai, the elevation goes abruptly up from 295 meters (968 ft) to 986 meters (3,235 ft), making a breathtaking scene. The wall is very steep and perilous, with the narrowest part only 40 cm wide.
Answer Wiki. There were a number of Great Walls, built by different dynasties and following different paths. Most were of rammed earth. Older Great Walls were mostly further north: land suitable for agriculture was lost as Central Asia dried out. The famous wall is the Ming Great Wall, which is also a fortified road allowing troops to be moved fast in dangerous territory.