Stonehenge

**//Stonehenge://** ﻿ **Is a prehistoric monument located in the English country of Wilthire. It functioned as an astronomical observatory, or a religious site, and was part of a vitual landscape. A journey along the Avon River to reach Stonehenge was part of a ritual passage from life to death, to celebrate past ancestors and the recently decaesed. It was also a place for healing. Its design includes a celestial observatory function, which might have allowed prediction of eclipse, solstices, equinoxes and other celestial events to a contemporary religion.**
 * Historical Background **


 * Characteristics **
 * It's situated above a chalky plain. It also means "Hanging Stones" name that was given to the structure by the Saxons. Medieval writers called it "The giant's dance". The remains include a henge and horshore of sarsen sandsoft and bluestones. Each stone weighs a much as 26 tons, some of the sandstones are topped by lintels and are called "Trilithons" **


 * Floor Plan **


 * Important People **
 * William Stukeley, discovered that Stonehenge in Saxon means "Hanging Stones". No one knows who built it ,it is the "Mystery of stonehenge". William Gowland made the 1st restoration. **


 * Importants Places **
 * The iconic stone monument was erected arround 2,600 B.C. It is a national legally protected ancient monument. Stonehenge is owned by the crown and managed by the English Heritage Fund, while the sorrounding land is owned by the National Trust Evidence Fund through the Stonehenge Riverside Project since 2008. **
 * Members of the group: **
 * Jose Andres Estrada Soto **
 * Diego Palacios **
 * Marco Fuentes Parker **