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PRE-ROMAN ARCHITECTURE. STONEHENGE. It i s a prehistoric stone monument situated about 13 km north of Salisbury. Stonehenge that we see today is the final stage that was completed about 3500 years ago.
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PRE-ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
STONEHENGE Itisa prehistoricstonemonumentsituatedabout 13 km northof Salisbury.
Stonehenge that we see today is the final stage that was completed about 3500 years ago. The monument is made up of a number of structural elements, mostly circular in plan. Archaeological surveys suggested three main periods of building:StonehengeI,II and III.
STONEHENGE I Here more than 5000 years ago, a Neolithic people dug a circular ditch within the circle they built a high stone bank with an inner circle consisting of holes.
STONEHENGE II During Stonehenge II, about 2100 BC, the whole site was rebuilt in a different form.
STONEHENGE III The last phase, known as Stonehenge III (from 2000 to about 1500 BC)
TRILITHONS Sandstone blocks are 9 m long and 50 tons in weight. The last phase saw the erection of a first ring to sandstone units with lintels, within which was built a horseshoe formation of five trilithons ,consisting of a pair of large stone uprights supporting a stone lintel.
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