Stonehenge by junge1
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Description
Stonehenge was built between 3100 - 1100 B.C. The circle was aligned with the midsummer sunrise, the midwinter sunset, and the most southerly rising and northerly setting of the moon.
The ground plan and structural engineering of Stonehenge incorporate sophisticated mathematical and geometrical understandings on the part of its builders.
There were two types of stones used in its construction: the 'bluestones' (weighing as much as four tons and brought from 240 miles away) and the Sarsen stones (averaging eighteen feet in height and twenty-five tons in weight).
It has been estimated that the construction of Stonehenge required more than thirty million hours of labor
For centuries it was assumed that Stonehenge was built by the Druids. However, the Druids had nothing to do with the construction of the stone rings. Druids are known to have conducted their ritual activities mostly in sacred forest groves, but Stonehenge was used for ritual activities associated with the solstices and equinoxes by its builders.
To determine these celestial positions, it is obvious that the climate must have been different, more like today's climate of the Mediterranean and North Africa, just as the climate in the Mediterranean and today's Sahara was different as evidenced by the large aquifers underlying the Sahara.
This picture was taken in August 1991 and later scanned.
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Comments (45)
NoelCan
A very powerful place, excellent..
icerian
Well seen and captured this mystique place.
flavia49
fantastic shot and place!!
MagikUnicorn
I LIKE THE STONEHENGE STORY Gorgeous shot
orig_buggy
it fascinates me how that was built!!
Richardphotos
it has always been a place of interest for me. excellent pov you chose
danapommet
Super capture and POV. Thanks for the history lesson. Always thought that the Druids had built this place. I even own a set of Rune Stones. Dana
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
lyron
Great shot!!
dbrv6
Excellent capture - to be scanned almost 20years later and still looking good.
amanda_a42
Awesome capture!
Buffalo1
Calendar shot, Sig. Cool compo/POV.
kbrog
Great shot of it! Very cool! :)
moochagoo
I have to go there one day (not for a New Age point of view :)
debbielove
Ah, now here is one I've been to, before they stopped allowing people up to the stones! Now, you can get near them!... But, even so, they are huge things and when you consider NO machinery was used to used them.... Makes you think... Rob