Bei­jing’s city wall was built around 1435. It stretched for 23.5km with one part run­ning where Metro Line Two is now (inner city wall) and one part run­ning where the south­ern part of Ring Road Two is now. Since 1949 (and espe­cial­ly around 1965), most was torn down to make room for Ring Road Two, Metro Line Two and Tianan­men. Now only 1.5km remains behind Bei­jing Sta­tion. It has recent­ly been restored and sur­round­ed by a small park. The wall also hous­es a cafe and a gallery.