Thread: Where in the world

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Hagar Qim offers several alignments of the summer solstice. One, at dawn, is on the north-east side of the structure, where the sun's rays, passing through the so-called oracle hole, project the image of a disk, roughly the same size as the perceived disk of the moon, on to a stone slab on the gateway of the apse within. As the minutes pass the disk becomes a crescent, then elongates into an ellipse, then elongates still further and finally sinks out of sight as though into the ground. A second alignment occurs at sunset, on the north-west side of the temple, when the sun falls into a V-shaped notch on a distant ridge in line with a forsight on the temple perimeter.

The oldest observatory known. ?

No one really knows its purpose!!!

^^^ I've already said it isn't to do with astrology.

oldest stone structure

Originally Posted by jandajoy

The oldest observatory known. ?

Close enough, it is thought to be the oldest building in the world but there are a few other buildings that some people think are older.

Originally Posted by pickel

I've already said it isn't to do with astrology.

But it obviously was by all reports.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

But it obviously was by all reports.

Not really what I was looking for though. Anyways you're up.

it has altars and such things
prob the oldest abatoir!

Originally Posted by pickel

Not really what I was looking for though. Anyways you're up.

Originally Posted by pickel

Not really what I was looking for though. Anyways you're up.

hang on!

I said it first

Glad that's sorted then !!

Your "not mentioned in Wiki" threw me off though as almost every reference states
"believed to be the oldest freestanding buildings in the world" !!!!!

Go for your life G2bh. I'm a bit busy anyway.

Janda said this first:

Originally Posted by jandajoy

The oldest observatory known. ?

I was looking for "building" and said this was close enough. You said stone structure.

I'll still have the green though Pickle......

Where is the adjudicator?
Mr Pot please.

Originally Posted by Happyman

Your "not mentioned in Wiki" threw me off though as almost every reference states "believed to be the oldest freestanding buildings in the world" !!!!!

Strange it isn't mentioned by Wiki, isn't it. OK G2BH, go ahead then, glad thats sorted.

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Originally Posted by jandajoy

Go for your life G2bh. I'm a bit busy anyway.

Already sorted g2bh, you're up.

G2bh your up

Ethiopia- the Arc of the covenant

Axum-Happyman that was quick
your go!

Sorry Been there
Ang on a min - may need help as usual !

need to spread some love

there is one there but i have stalled out again help !!!

want city and building