Stonehenge is one of the most famous historical sites in the world. Every kid who’s ever watched TV, read a book or been on the Internet knows about the curious circle of stones in Great Britain. While people love to associate myth and legend with it, the reality of Stonehenge is much less fantastical; Stonehenge is believed to have been a burial ground. Archeological investigations have found cremated human remains at the site and radiocarbon dating reveals that the monument has existed since 2400–2200 B.C.E.
Stonehenge is over 7.3 meters (24 feet) tall and has a circumference of about 320 feet. It was made of using a combination of Bluestone, Sarsen and Welsh Sandstone, and was constructed in three phases (estimated to have taken more than 30 million hours of labor).
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It did however offer a neat Street View-level look at the place:
I wanted a closer look at the place, so I decided to search for “Stonehenge” on Flickr. Flickr provided me with 197,242 amateur and professional photographs, even letting me view them in a nice slideshow format.
I found far more in-depth information and media at the National Geographic and Smithsonian Institute’s websites. If you ever wanted an information-rich guided tour of sorts of Stonehenge, these websites would happily serve as your guides.
At the end of my Internet adventure I knew that while nothing could ever beat the experience of actually visiting Stonehenge, the information and photographs the Internet made available to me helped me learn a little more about this amazing pale blue dot we inhabit.
