遺跡簡介
明(ming)北(bei)京城(cheng)墻遺址是市級文物保護單位(wei)。位(wei)于西二環(huan)路南端,東南角樓以西。
遺跡來源
明(ming)北京(jing)(jing)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)遺(yi)址(zhi)建(jian)于明(ming)正統四年(nian)(nian)(1439年(nian)(nian)),此(ci)處(chu)遺(yi)址(zhi)是內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的西(xi)(xi)(xi)南角(jiao)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣。北京(jing)(jing)原(yuan)有4道城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),為(wei)紫禁(jin)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、皇(huang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。西(xi)(xi)(xi)便門(men)是屬(shu)于外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)(xi)(xi)段的一(yi)部分,建(jian)于1553年(nian)(nian)。內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)均(jun)已拆(chai)除。這段城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)是1988年(nian)(nian)在原(yuan)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)基礎(chu)上(shang)修(xiu)復(fu)的。因年(nian)(nian)久失修(xiu),逐漸傾塌(ta),“文(wen)革”中(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)磚大部被(bei)拆(chai)除,僅留100余米(mi)長(chang)的殘跡。連(lian)接角(jiao)樓的百余米(mi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)于1981年(nian)(nian)修(xiu)葺,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣上(shang)重建(jian)硬山頂灰(hui)筒瓦卷棚頂鋪(pu)房3間。1987年(nian)(nian)市文(wen)物局與西(xi)(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區政府(fu)撥(bo)款150萬元,拆(chai)遷違章建(jian)筑和臨時住戶(hu),修(xiu)復(fu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),保留7處(chu)斷面遺(yi)跡,并(bing)修(xiu)復(fu)了舊(jiu)樓,改造(zao)周圍環境并(bing)進行綠化美化,使之成(cheng)為(wei)現(xian)代文(wen)明(ming)、古代文(wen)化交(jiao)融的北京(jing)(jing)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中(zhong)又一(yi)處(chu)景觀(guan)。
遺跡維護
修復后全(quan)長約500米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)內(nei)(nei)外(wai)壁為下石上磚,內(nei)(nei)為土心(xin)。墻(qiang)基厚18.08米(mi),墻(qiang)體高10.72米(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂寬15.2米(mi),雉(zhi)堞高約1.8米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)外(wai)側(ce)圍筑(zhu)“馬(ma)面(mian)”,上建城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)(nei)沿筑(zhu)宇墻(qiang)。“馬(ma)面(mian)”是凸出城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)外(wai)側(ce)的(de)墩臺,一(yi)般(ban)長14米(mi),寬13米(mi),間距80~90米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)上有硬山頂鋪房,供守城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)士兵(bing)休息(xi)和存放武(wu)器之用;城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)(nei)側(ce)有可供上下的(de)馬(ma)道。2003年建成(cheng)明(ming)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)遺址公(gong)園;