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Stonehenge

Stonehenge, Condado de Wiltshire, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 09.JPGSummer Solstice Sunrise over Stonehenge 2005.jpg


  • Stonehenge is a monument in WiltshireEngland. 
  • It was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC 
  • Stonehenge's ring of standing stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. 
  • Legends associated the construction of Stonehenge with Merlin. In the middle of the XVII century English architect Inigo Jones suggested version that that Stonehenge was built by the Romans. Some scientists of the Middle Ages believed that Stonehenge was built the Swiss or Germans. At the beginning of the XIX century, scientists believe that Stonehenge was sanctuary of the druids. 
  • Authors of the XVIII century noticed that the position of the stones associated with astronomical phenomena. Also, Stonehenge was used for burials of local elite and the ruling dynasty.
  • The big part of this information is guesses. Stonehenge is on of the most misterious sights around the world.

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