Stonehenge
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STONEHENGE
Stonehenge, found in Wiltshire, Britain, is known to be the "can't-miss" tourist site. No tourist should ever leave out this particular place on his/her agenda. Stonehenge received its name because thousands of years ago, the area of Stonehenge was just a henge, a bank and ditch type thing. There are many theories behind the original purpose of Stonehenge running from Stonehenge being a worship temple for ancient earth deities, to astronomical observatory, to being known as a sacred burial area. Legend has it that Aurelius, Uther, and King Arthur's successor, Constantine, were buried there during their time. No matter what people insist, we still have no solid evidence of what Stonehenge was really built for.
While we do not know Stonehenge's original purpose, it is obvious that there was a copious amount of work put into the construction of it. Since the builders did not have the same machinery as we do during this lifetime, the construction of this famous site required much more commitment and an extravagant amount of time. The builder of Stonehenge is uncertain