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Foamhenge is a full-scale styrofoam replica of Stonehenge, which was originally located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. It was conceived and built by artist Mark Cline as a roadside attraction, and opened on April 1, 2004. In 2017, Foamhenge was relocated to Centreville, Virginia. [1] [2]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
The Fair moved to its new location in 2009 at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. This multi-use space of 360 acres (1.5 km 2) includes a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m 2) exposition hall, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) multi-purpose pavilion, a horse-stall barn with 143 stalls, and an equine facility with four show rings, to accommodate local and regional horse shows and other equine events.
Stonehenge was likely built as a project to unify ancient peoples from across the whole of the country, archaeologists claim in a new study.. More than 900 stone circles have been discovered ...
Stonehenge was also the largest burial ground of its time, lending support to the idea that the site may have been used as a religious temple, a solar calendar and an ancient observatory all in one.
Table Key: † Permanent = majority of venue comprises permanent, outdoor, purpose-built structures in a stable site; Semi-permanent = outdoor event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks; private farms, etc.) and features some permanent purpose-built structures; Recurring Event = event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks ...
The Ring of Brodgar is a massive ceremonial stone circle dating back to the third millennium BC, and the Stones of Stenness was once a circle of 12 stones with a central hearth built more than ...
A Stonehenge replica is located on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Ector County, US. About twenty stone blocks, similar in size, shape, and appearance to the ancient Stonehenge, were unveiled in the summer of 2004. Foamhenge is a full-size, astronomically aligned Stonehenge made out of foam in Virginia, US. [4]