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Pictures of Stonehenge, England's Oldest Tourist Attraction

Pictures of Stonehenge show its impressive character and lead you back in time. Stonehenge is one of the most visited and photographed sites in England. Read the fascinating history of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge At Sunrise, Stonehenge, United Kingdom
Stonehenge At Sunrise, Stonehenge, United Kingdom
Gottschalk, Manfred
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 The setting sun casts an eerie glow over Stonehenge
The setting sun casts an eerie glow over Stonehenge
Nowitz, Richard
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 Twilight view of the famous ruin of Stonehenge
Twilight view of the famous ruin of Stonehenge
Nowitz, Richard
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 View of Stonehenge
View of Stonehenge
Nowitz, Richard
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TVBR068 Stonehenge at sunset, England
TVBR068 Stonehenge at sunset, England
Holdman, William Floyd
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History of Stonehenge

The history of Stonehenge starts with "the first known monument on the site of Stonehenge ... built in about 2950 BCE."

"On the chalk downs that form the Salisbury plain sits a brooding and massive stone monument that has often been misunderstood and frequently romanticized. Awe, grandeur, and mystery are words often used when describing Stonehenge."

"It’s gigantic uprights and massive lintels loom from the dim mists of time and have fascinated us for thousands of years. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in the 12th Century that Merlin, the great magician of Arthurian fame, accompanied Uther Pendragon to Ireland where, with his magic, he dismantled the Round stones that had been brought from Africa by giants. They were re-erected near present day Amesbury at the site of a great battle in which Britons under their rightful King Aurelius wrest control of their land back from the hated Saxons. Aurelius was said to be buried there after his death, as was likewise Uther when his time came."

Learn about the myth and reality. "The reality is something other. It is at once more prosaic and far more fascinating"...Click History of Stonehenge for the complete text. 

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"Stonehenge was not the first great building project in Wiltshire, nor was it the last. It is not the isolated phenomenon that it may seem. All over Europe, Stone Age people raised monuments of massive stones. The landscape of western Europe is dotted with megalithic structures known as menhirs. Burial mounds and stone cairns are scattered from the Orkneys to Malta. Many other, though not all, such construction has been lost to us because they were made of wood."

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