西安明城墙位于陕西省西安市中心区,墙高12米,顶宽12—14米,底宽15—18米,轮廓呈封闭的长方形,周长13.74千米。城墙内人们习惯称为古城区,面积11.32平方千米,著名的西安钟鼓楼就位于古城区中心。
西安城墙主城门有四座:长乐门(东门),永宁门(南门),安定门(西门),安远门(北门),这四座城门也是古城墙的原有城门。从民国开始为方便出入古城区,先后新辟了多座城门,至今西安城墙已有城门18座。
Xi 'an Ming City Wall is located in the central area of Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, with a height of 12 meters, a top width of 12-14 meters and a bottom width of 15-18 meters. People in the city wall are used to calling it an ancient city with an area of 11.32 square kilometers. The famous Xi 'an Bell and Drum Tower is located in the center of the ancient city. [12]
There are four main gates of Xi 'an City Wall: Changle Gate (East Gate), Yongning Gate (South Gate), Anding Gate (West Gate) and Anyuan Gate (North Gate), which are also the original gates of the ancient city wall. Since the Republic of China。
in order to facilitate access to the ancient city, many new city gates have been opened. Up to now, there are 18 city gates in Xi 'an city wall.
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西安城墙完全围绕“防御”战略体系,城墙的厚度大于高度,稳固如山,墙顶可以跑车和操练。墙高12米,顶宽12—14米,底宽15—18米,周长13.74千米。城门有四:东长乐门,西安定门,南永宁门,北安远门。
每门城楼三重:闸楼、箭楼、正楼。正楼高32米,长40余米,为歇山顶式,四角翘起,三层重檐,底层有回廊环绕,古色古香,巍峨壮观