Aerial photos of historical sites

[Harpo]

A different perspective of any location can be gained from above.

Here’s the first ever aerial photo of any archaeological site in Britain, taken from a balloon in 1906.

 

[farntfar]

Here are the standing stones at CARNAC in southern Brittany.

 

[Harpo]

And here are the Callanish Stones, older than Stonehenge, and about twenty miles from where I am sitting

 

[Lumens]

Here are the standing stones at CARNAC in southern Brittany.

That looks like a model to me.

 

[farntfar]

It's a real place.
I've been there twice.
It's in Brittany in the north west of France, near a town called Quiberon.
But it's true that that photo looks like a model.

Here's a better one .

There are 2 or three great fields of these standing stones, all in great lines.

 

[Elckerlyc]

I have seen it. The lines are endless.

 

[paranoid marvin]

The ones around (and through) the village of Avebury (as seen in 'Children of the Stones') are a sight to behold. For anyone travelling to see Stonehenge I always say go to Avebury if you really want to be impressed.

 

[THX1138]

Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon in NM.

 

[THX1138]

A large Kiva in Chaco Canyon NM.

 

[THX1138]

Sumerian city of Girsu.

 

[THX1138]

Machu Picchu

 

[Harpo]

Here’s the Sphinx before excavation. 19th century photo from a balloon.