outer wall

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The two voids were located at depths of 1.4 meters and 1.13 meters behind the outer wall.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Twisted scaffolding now stands precariously and large sections of the outer wall have collapsed, while 40 shipping containers filled with concrete have been placed around the ruins as supports.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Just below, sculpted panels stood at intervals along all four sides, while an unbroken strip of relief sculpture - the frieze - depicting a religious procession ran around the outer wall inside the colonnade.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

I looked across the open space to the outer wall, which was now a wall of reflections.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover