Ancient Monuments and their Celestial Alignment

Stonehenge, located in England, is one of the world’s most famous ancient astronomical sites.
It is an example of an ancient monument aligned with specific celestial events.
The central axis of Stonehenge is aligned with the summer solstice sunrise and the winter solstice sunset.
Some smaller stones indicate the midsummer moonrise and midwinter moonset
The builders of Stonehenge used simple tools and their knowledge of the sun’s cycle to align the stones correctly.
It has been suggested that Stonehenge was used as a type of ancient calendar to predict seasons and eclipses.

The Egyptian Pyramids, especially the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, shows evidence of celestial alignment.
The sides of the pyramid were accurately aligned north-south and east-west.
This precise alignment suggests awareness of the movement of the sun, moon, and stars.
The central passageway of the Pyramid of Khufu, the Grand Gallery, points directly at the Polar star.

The Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city, houses an elliptical monument known as the Great Enclosure.
The main tower of this monument is connected to another building by an alleyway that aligns with the setting sun during the equinox.
It serves as a significant example of celestial alignment in south-central African architecture.

These ancient monuments are evidence that early humans had a good understanding of the patterns of the heavens, even without the use of modern astronomy tools.
The celestial alignment of these structures may have had significance in terms of agricultural planning, religious events, or the measurement of time.
Studying these monuments and their alignments helps us understand the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of ancient civilisations.