The Great Wall of Iran, the Gorgon Wall. We all know about the Great Wall of India, apparently built in the 15th century. This sensational fort sits 1,100 meters above sea level, standing on the shoulders of giants at 3,600 feet tall and 24 miles long, covering a vast area which also houses a staggering 360 temples. Most of which are said to be Jain temples and complete with stepwells, palaces, gardens and 700 canon bunkers throughout the entire complex. Of course, other Great Walls exist, the most notable is obviously in China, but the Roman Walls of Hadrian and Antonine in Scotland and England are currently being compared to an even more massive undertaking in Iran. The Great Wall of Iran, also known as the Great Wall of Gorgon, is a staggering 120 miles long and easily longer than the two Roman Walls in the UK by some distance. And according to Heritage Daily, it is also called the Red Snake or Alexander's Barrier and is the second longest defensive wall in the entire world, dwarfed only by the Great Wall of China. Revisioned as a Sassanian-era defensive project during the late 5th century and remained continuously occupied for over 200 years, the Sassanians built a complex system of defensive lines across their borders consisting of fortified cities and forts, walls and ditches as both defensive and offensive in function. It is suggested that the wall was built to defend against incursions by northern tribes such as the so-called White Huns. The wall was constructed from mud bricks and fired bricks to a width of 6-10 meters and was lined by an earthen bank and ditch. Adjacent to the wall was 38 fortresses constructed at intervals mainly laid out in a square plain with a standardized barracks design with estimates of the total garrison for the wall thought to be in excess of an eye-watering 40,000 soldiers based on a 2018 study of the fort's barrack blocks. The wall was involved in a series of wars, first against the White Huns and later against the Turks with most parts of the gigantic monuments still hidden underneath the surface, though some segments have so far been unearthed and even restored to former glory by Iranian archaeologists and research teams. Iranian's Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts along with cultural heritage experts are making efforts to put the landmark monument on UNESCO World Heritage list in the years to come for prosperity. It is the longest fort-lined ancient barrier between Central Europe and China, longer than Hadrian's wall and the Antonine wall put together, according to UNESCO. The gigantic barrier is also more than three times the length of the longest late Roman defensive wall built from scratch. The Anastasia wall west of Constantinople and the combined area of the fort of the Gorogon wall exceeds that of those of Hadrian's wall about three-fold. Look along the course of the defensive barrier to provide the water needed for brick production, these canals receive their water from supplier canals which bridge the Gorogon River which lends its name to the construction. The Gorogon wall and its associated ancient military monuments provide a unique testimony to the engineering skills and military organization of the Sassanian Empire. They help to explain its geographical extent from Mesopotamia to the west of the Indian subcontinent and how effective border defense contributed to the Empire's prosperity in the interior and its longevity. These monuments are in terms of their scale, historical importance and sophistication of global significance and the Lost History Channel just wanted to inform our subscribers about the existence of this place. We will link our video below on India's Great Wall in case you missed it. And as always guys, thank you for watching.


For over 72 years the Toy Shop of Concord has stood a part of the historic framework of downtown Concord. Now it's being uprooted from its location and owner David Hessell isn't the only one disappointed to see it go. We're the anchor downtown here. The corner lot in the center of a bustling Massachusetts town is deflating its balloons, unwrapping birthday presents and de-fluffing its stuffed animals. The Toy Shop of Concord will close its doors after supporting the community since 1942. It's such a, he's done part of Concord. You know when Concord's changing we need these little stores.  The signs from broken-hearted children read save the Toy Shop but the store is not going out of business. We've been forced out of the location. The landlord gave us the bill for $87,000 for chargers that are not reasonable nor real and we have no desire to leave. We had one of our best years last year. David Hessell has owned the Toy Shop since 1988 when he expanded the store double its size. Hessell is now closing up shop after he claims his landlord is forcing him out. I don't want to be in an abusive relationship and it's abusive. Hessell is not the only small business to receive excessive five-year backcharges by this landlord of just one year. Some of these charges for what is called common area maintenance tenants believed was already included in rent. It adds up to the $87,000. Despite petitions, letters, go fund me pages and posters, landlord Frank Foley of Acton refuses to settle. He is even withheld disclosing next year's rent to his tenants until they pay their bill. Foley told the Boston Globe, quote, he doesn't want to pay increases to legitimate expenses. If you don't want to row the boat, that's fine but there is a long line of people that do. But what Foley sees as just a rowboat, most others see as a beacon guiding residents home and giving visitors a taste of the quaint town. It's important to me to be in town and be in this community that I love and have grown up in and see the same faces. Seven-year manager of the toy shop, Elizabeth Mulhall sees the store thrive daily, even with online shopping dominating much of the market. We have really loyal customers and we have people coming from multiple towns. This type of store is hard to find nowadays because of Amazon, because of Target. We're really lucky we have something like this in town. Families infatuated with the store's iconic red and white striped paper and plethora of toys for all ages are now coming to terms with saying goodbye. Well, I'm a conquered native so this has been here my whole life. So it's really sad. I love the toys they sell here and I feel really terrible about it. It's my favorite toy shop. They have unusual gifts that you can't find in the big chain stores. They're personal. They can help you. They have great suggestions. They're always so kind and friendly. The next step moving to a new location where they look forward to a fresh start. Moving now much feels much more like we can we can go anywhere in concrete because we have this loyal following of people who have attached themselves to what we stand for and that's the most gratifying. Now the owner just updated me on the new location of the toy shop which will be 89 Thoreau Street across from the Concord Depot. So it looks like it won't be goodbye. Just see you later in Concord, Massachusetts. I'm Christina Ernie.


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