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{{location disambiguation 2|The Great Northern Wall|landmark=Great Northern Wall}}
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{{Location infobox
| name = Great Northern Wall
| image = [[File:The Great Northern Wall Post Searing.jpg|200px]]
| campaign = Prophecies
| region = Ascalon
| type = Landmark
}} 
The [[Great Northern Wall]], referred to as '''Northern Wall''', '''the Great Wall''', and '''the Wall''' for short, began construction in 898 <small>[[Mouvelian calendar|AE]]</small>; it stretches from the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]] in the west, to the [[Eastern Frontier]]. It was built before the start of [[the Guild Wars|the latest Guild Wars]], when the [[Charr]] threat began to appear imminent once again. The Wall was erected to protect the bulk of the [[Ascalon]] kingdom. However, over time the Ascalonians began expanding north beyond the Wall, establishing cities not protected by the Wall, including [[Surmia]], [[Nolani]], and [[Drascir]], which became the capital until it fell during the [[Charr invasion]].

The Wall appears to hold three distinct designs in its architecture, with a thicker design in the west and a thinner one to the east. A doubled section of the Wall can be seen just southwest of [[Piken Square]] within [[the Breach]]. Within the Great Northern Wall's center lies Ascalon's largest city and cultural center, [[Ascalon City]].

During [[the Searing]], the Wall was severely damaged and broken, allowing the Charr armies to invade all of Ascalon. 

== Getting there ==
The Great Northern Wall can be seen inside many [[explorable area]]s and [[mission]]s, but the first time people can see the Wall is:
* Prophecies [[character]]s can first see much of the undamaged Northern Wall from [[Lakeside County]], in [[Ascalon (pre-Searing)|pre-Searing Ascalon]]. After the Searing, it can be seen by heading west into [[Old Ascalon]] from Ascalon City.
*Characters from other campaigns can first see the Great Wall southwest from Piken Square, inside the Breach.

== Gallery ==
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