遺跡簡介
明北京城墻遺(yi)址是市(shi)級文(wen)物保護單位(wei)。位(wei)于西(xi)二環路(lu)南端,東南角樓以西(xi)。
遺跡來源
明(ming)(ming)北京(jing)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)遺址建于(yu)明(ming)(ming)正統四(si)年(nian)(1439年(nian)),此(ci)處(chu)遺址是內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)西(xi)南角城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)。北京(jing)原有(you)4道城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),為(wei)紫禁城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、皇(huang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和(he)外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。西(xi)便門是屬于(yu)外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)段(duan)的(de)一部分,建于(yu)1553年(nian)。內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)均(jun)已拆(chai)除。這段(duan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)是1988年(nian)在原古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址基礎(chu)上修(xiu)復的(de)。因年(nian)久(jiu)失(shi)修(xiu),逐漸傾(qing)塌(ta),“文(wen)(wen)革”中城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)磚大部被拆(chai)除,僅留(liu)100余米長的(de)殘(can)跡。連(lian)接(jie)角樓的(de)百余米城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)于(yu)1981年(nian)修(xiu)葺,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)上重建硬山頂灰筒瓦卷(juan)棚(peng)頂鋪房3間。1987年(nian)市(shi)文(wen)(wen)物局與西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區(qu)政府撥款150萬(wan)元,拆(chai)遷違章建筑和(he)臨時住戶,修(xiu)復城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),保留(liu)7處(chu)斷(duan)面遺跡,并修(xiu)復了舊樓,改造周圍環境(jing)并進(jin)行(xing)綠化美化,使之成(cheng)為(wei)現代文(wen)(wen)明(ming)(ming)、古代文(wen)(wen)化交融(rong)的(de)北京(jing)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中又一處(chu)景(jing)觀。
遺跡維護
修復(fu)后全(quan)長(chang)約(yue)500米(mi)(mi)。城墻內外(wai)(wai)壁(bi)為下石上(shang)磚(zhuan),內為土心。墻基厚(hou)18.08米(mi)(mi),墻體高(gao)(gao)10.72米(mi)(mi),城頂寬15.2米(mi)(mi),雉堞高(gao)(gao)約(yue)1.8米(mi)(mi)。城垣(yuan)外(wai)(wai)側圍(wei)筑(zhu)“馬(ma)(ma)面”,上(shang)建城垛,城垣(yuan)內沿筑(zhu)宇墻。“馬(ma)(ma)面”是凸出城墻外(wai)(wai)側的墩臺(tai),一般長(chang)14米(mi)(mi),寬13米(mi)(mi),間距80~90米(mi)(mi)。城垣(yuan)上(shang)有(you)硬山頂鋪房,供守城士兵休息(xi)和存放武(wu)器之用;城垣(yuan)內側有(you)可供上(shang)下的馬(ma)(ma)道。2003年建成(cheng)明(ming)城墻遺址公園(yuan);