Stonehenge was certainly a marvel of construction technical, but Separate from the design process, Stonehenge is also experienced through the senses, which therefore gives rise to aural, visual, olfactory, and tactile architecture. As people move through the monument, Stonehenge is experienced as a time sequence. Even though our culture considers architecture to be a visual experience, the other senses play a role in how we experience both natural and built environments. Attitudes towards the senses depend on culture. The design process and the sensory experience of a space are distinctly separate views, each with its own language and assumptions (Meier; see also: Stonehenge Monument).

One need only compare the artistic involvement and popularity of the Hubble Space pictures to note why the symmetry of Stonehenge is so pleasing artistically. If we think of the images that are popular; spiral galaxies, colorful nebulae, planets and stars, we can also see why...
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