- A section of the Roman City Wall is located in Tower Hill Garden next to Tower Hill Underground Station in London.
- The Roman City Wall ran for 2 miles (3km) in a semi-circle between Blackfriars and Tower Hill.
Description
- The Roman lower part of the wall is 13 feet (4m) high, with the rest being added during the Medieval period, reaching a height of 33 feet (10m).
- It had 22 Towers with several Gates for the Roman roads to pass through.
Statue of Trajan, Tower Hill
- A statue of Trajan was installed in front of the Wall in 1980.
- Trajan (98-117 CE) is known in history as the greatest of all the Roman Emperors, who expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial area whilst he was Emperor.
- The statue is a cast of a 1st century CE Roman Statue that was found in Minturno, Italy. The original statue is now located in the National Archeological Museum Naples.
Roman City Wall at St. Alphage Garden
- Another section of the Roman City Wall can be found in the north edge of St. Alphage Gardens, St. Alphage Gardem, London Wall, EC2Y 5DE.
City Wall at Vine Street
- The City Wall at Vine Street is a free Museum in London with a section of the old Roman city wall on display. Entry by advance booking is essential.
- Located at 12 Jewry Street, London, EC3N 2HT,
London Wall, Tower Hill