The circle has been aligned to coincide with the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.
The southerly and northerly rising of the moon is also seen.
The architecture of Stonehenge has taken into account mathematical and geometrical considerations. The construction is structurally engineered to perfection.
Stonehenge is replete with a henge or ditch, and a bank.
This surrounds the massive stone circle.
The stones of the structure are situated in such a way that they become larger in size at the center.
The stones alternate between tall, thin stones and those stones with a tapering and obelisk shape.
Two varieties of stone were utilized for Stonehenge’s construction. The so called bluestones weighed nearly four tons. They were transported over a distance of 240 miles.
The second variety of stones included the ‘Sarsen’ stones, which weighed nearly 25 tons and stood at an impressive height of eighteen feet.
It is believed that more than 30 million hours of labor were spent in the construction work.
The construction of Stonehenge was completed between 3100 BC and 1100 BC.
Of the nine hundred stone rings present in the British Isles, Stonehenge is the most renowned
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