The Cáceres Wall is a Roman-era military fence that was extensively rebuilt during the Reconquest and is located in the old quarter of the Spanish city of Cáceres. The wall, which has survived almost its entire length, is known for separating the old city of Cáceres from the surrounding Extramuros neighbourhood, which was designated a World Heritage Site along with the fence itself in 1986.
The wall was originally constructed to protect the Roman colony of Norba Caesarina, but only a few remnants from that time period have survived. The Almohads constructed the majority of the current wall in the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
The wall is primarily constructed of masonry and rammed earth. The wall is three metres wide on average and more than ten metres high in some places.
Since 1930, the city wall of Cáceres has been designated as an Asset of Cultural Interest, becoming one of the first national monuments in Extremadura and inspiring the designation of a large portion of the city's old quarter as a Historic Site in 1949.
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