THE WALL I Synonyms II Etymology of the word wall Old English weall: 1.

"rampart" a wide pile of earth or a stone wall built to protect a castle or city in the past, 2. "defensive fortification built around a city, side of a building, and interior partition" West Germanic borrowing of Latin vallum - "wall, rampart, row or line of stakes" derived of vallus - "stake or palisade" English wall, Bosnian zid, Turkish duvar German Mauer "outer wall of town, fortress" and Wand "partition wall within a building" III Definitions The noun wall is a solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick that divides or surrounds something a structure of earth or stone built for defensive purposes any outer part of hollow structure in the body a mass of people or things formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them literally a large, powerful, usually fast mass of something an obstacle to understanding or communication between people a type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera) also called Wall Brown IV Functions provide safety and warmth protection from the elements and danger used for esthetical purposes and strength allows privacy and separation V Famous walls Hadrians Wall also known as the Roman Wall built in England by the Roman army in 122 130 AD Emperor Hadrian (76-138 AD) symbol of Roman power in occupied Britain and in Rome main function was to protect Roman colony Brittania from the tribes in Scotland the most famous defensive wall declared as a World Heritage in1987 The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earth fortification built, rebuilt and maintained between 5th century BC and the 16th century AD to protect the northern parts of the Chinese Empire the first set of walls was built under the rule of Emperor Qin (Chin) "Wn L Chngchng" or "The 10,000 Li Wall" rebuilding project during Ming dynasty (1368 1644) declared as World Heritage in 1987 The Western Wall

sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall a famous religious place located in the Old City of Jerusalem remains of the Second Temple of Jerusalem built by King Herod in 20 BC in 70 AD, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple in the Ottoman Period Jews main place of pilgrimage 60 metres of retaining wall recognized as a holy place The Berlin Wall a concrete barrier built by East Germany sometimes referred to as the Wall of Shame restriction on freedom of movement 146 km long 5,000 people tried to escape around 192 people were killed on November 9, 1989 the Fall of the Berlin Wall The Mexico United States Barrier also known in the USA as the border fence or border wall several separation barriers designed to prevent illegal movement across the United States border risk the health and safety of illegal immigrants damage the environment Vietnam Veterans Memorial sometimes referred to as The Wall a national war memorial in Washington, D.C honours members of the US army who fought in the Vietnam War loss of 58, 000 0f American young men and women The Wall the ninth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd released on 30th November,1979 adapted into the film Pink Floyd The Wall, 1982 a concept album whose main theme is personal isolation the protagonist Pink based on the bands bassist and songwriter Roger Waters Pink builds a mental wall to isolate himself from the world around him Robert Frost (1874-1963) born in San Francisco, California one of Americas most popular 20th century poets four-time winner of Pulitzer Prize poems about human tragedies and fears the complexity of life and human responses to it Mending Wall questions the ideas of barriers between people DO WE NEED WALLS AROUND US?