Patent ID: 8100608

Claim:
A retaining wall, in particular a retaining wall ( 24 ) inclined against a soil backfill, comprising individual shaped blocks ( 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ), the shaped blocks being arranged one above the other in layers ( 30 ) and the shaped blocks of adjacent layers ( 30 ) each engaging in a form-fitting manner with one another in the region of upper sides ( 25 ) and lower sides ( 26 ) of the shaped blocks, wherein: the upper sides ( 25 ) and the lower sides ( 26 ) of the shaped blocks are designed and/or oriented in such a way that when lateral pressure is exerted transversely to an imaginary longitudinal axis of the retaining wall ( 24 ), individual layers ( 30 ) can be displaced in the corresponding direction; corresponding oblique faces ( 31 ) of the shaped blocks of a layer ( 30 ) of the retaining wall ( 24 ) diverge on the upper side ( 25 ) and the lower side ( 26 ) in the direction of a rear side ( 28 ) of the shaped blocks; and corresponding oblique faces ( 31 ) of the shaped blocks of adjacent layers ( 30 ) of the retaining wall ( 24 ) converge on the upper side ( 25 ) and the lower side ( 26 ) in the direction of the rear side ( 28 ).