Slashdot reports that a project modeled after Stonehenge has been completed in New Zealand:
Stonehenge Aotearoa is not a replica of the ruin on Salisbury Plain in England. It is a complete and working structure designed and built for its precise location in the Wairarapa. It is however, similar in size to the original Stonehenge. Stonehenge Aotearoa consists of a 30-metre diameter circle of 24 monoliths, capped with lintels. Each monolith rises 3 metres above the ground. The stone circle encompasses a central design incorporating a 5 metre high obelisk, a compass rose, and a 10 metre long analema which traces the Sun’s path through the constellations of the Zodiac. Extending from the centre and beyond the circle of stones are 6 causeways with additional stones that mark the rise and set positions of the Sun at the solstices and equinoxes.
The web site has a very nice diagram showing the layout of the site along with the various astronomical alignments. Although I didn’t really need another reason to visit New Zealand, this is certainly something to add to the list of sites to see there…
