7 Facts About The Wall

1. The Wall is a colossal fortification which stretches for 100 leagues along the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms, defending the realm from the wildlings who live beyond.

2. Towards the end of the Ming, the Great The Wall helped defend the empire against the Manchu invasions that began around 1600.

3. The Great The Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty.

4. The Wall is Pink Floyd's second best selling album after 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon.

5. The Wall is therefore the first album cover of the band since The Piper at the Gates of Dawn not to be created by the design group.

6. The Wall is a rock opera that explores abandonment and isolation, symbolised by a wall.

7. The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd.