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Images of the Roman city of in St Albans. Copying is permitted (details).
The site of Verulamium is mostly in Verulamium Park, south of St Albans Cathedral and the River Ver. There's not much to see since the building materials were recycled to build St Albans.
The longest surviving stretch of the city wall is found on the east side of the city, together with the foundation of the London Gate. A small piece of the wall on the north side, "St. Germain's Block" may have been preserved as part of a medieval chapel to St. Germain.
The wall was built in 265-270 from mortared flint layered with red brick bonding. It was originally five metres high and 3 metres wide at the base. The top formed a parapet of 1.8 metres high protecting a walkway. The circumference was 3.6 kms. Outside the wall is a defensive ditch up to 29 metres wide and 6 metres deep.
The remains of the theatre and hypocaust are not shown here.