Mar 25 2008
Australian builds replica Stonehenge
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Pagans and druids, mark your calendars and book your airplane tickets. An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the December 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers.”I’m doing it because I can,” said Ross Smith, the former owner of a successful microbrewery business who plans to build the monument on his property in Western Australia. |
“Nowhere in the world has a complete Stonehenge been built.”
The U.S. $1.26 million project, to be called The Henge, will include 101 granite stones arranged in an inner and outer circle, a central altar, and will span 110 feet (33.5 meters).
“I’ve studied plans of the original and that’s what The Henge will look like,” Smith said.
Smith called The Henge “a business venture.” An entry fee will be charged and it will be hired out for weddings and other events.
He hopes his replica will attract 200,000 to 300,000 tourists per year to the Margaret River region, already renowned for fine wine, chocolate, and cheese.
I thought that a television production team has reconstructed stonehenge just recently. And, isn’t there one in the USA as well?
So, I am not sure that the statement that “Nowhere in the world has a complete Stonehenge been built.” is true.
I thought there was a Stonehenge in the U.S.A too, and after a little research I found this website.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/OVERhenges.html