Showing posts with label Wiltshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wiltshire. Show all posts

Monday, 8 December 2014

England's icon - Stonehenge

Stonehenge is certainly one of the most important tourist sites in England, Wiltshire. This prehistoric monument and its mysterious history started to intrigue scholars, travelers and adventurers, as much as ordinary people, in Victorian time. Victorians were very keen to preserve British past and tradition, and in that time Stonehenge became a real tourist destination.


There are about 20 different theories who, how and why built Stonhenge. Starting with the claims that it was built by Romans, Danes, Phoenicians, Saxons, or even Minoans, it was unclear what was the purpose of the building and what construction techniques were used.

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