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Stonehenge is aligned to the sunrise at the summer [[solstice]], or longest day of the year, around June 21. On that day the sun shines through the sarsen stone and hits something called the heel stone which lights up like a mirror, as it is made of polished quartz.

Stonehenge is aligned to the sunrise at the summer [[solstice]], or longest day of the year, around June 21. On that day the sun shines through the sarsen stone and hits something called the heel stone which lights up like a mirror, as it is made of polished quartz.

In [[World War I]] the British government decided to demolish Stonehenge in order to make room for a longer runway for the nearby airforce base. After a great deal of public protest, it was instead decided to divert the runway. Stonehenge currently receives over a million visitors a week during the summer season, and some of the stones are already showing signs of imminent collapse due to wear and tear. Furthermore, the [[Druidry|Druids]] insist on holding their ceremonies there as they have done for thousands of years. When the government tried to stop them in the mid 1980s, the Druids took them to court and won. However the Druids had nothing to do with the construction of the stone rings. <ref> [http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stonehenge.html Stonehenge, England] </ref>

In [[World War I]] the British government decided to demolish Stonehenge in order to make room for a longer runway for the nearby air-force base. After a great deal of public protest, it was instead decided to divert the runway. <ref> [http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/hm/Stonehenge.pdf The Legend of Stonehenge] </ref> Stonehenge currently receives over a million visitors a week during the summer season, and some of the stones are already showing signs of imminent collapse due to wear and tear. Furthermore, the [[Druidry|Druids]] insist on holding their ceremonies there as they have done for thousands of years. When the government tried to stop them in the mid 1980s, the Druids took them to court and won. However the Druids had nothing to do with the construction of the stone rings. <ref> [http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stonehenge.html Stonehenge, England] </ref>

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