人教英语九年级全册Unit8Section B2a — 3b .pptVIP

? One of the stone types used to construct Stonehenge is called a Sarsen Stone. Theses stones weighed 25 tons and were about 18 feet tall. ? There is more than meets the eye with Stonehenge. The designers and builders had to be extremely sophisticated in geometry and mathematics. It is aligned with midwinter sunset and the midsummer sunset. ? Stonehenge is the most well-known of the over 900 different stone rings in the British Isles. ? It is estimated that it too around 30 million hours of labor over a span of 1500 years to construct Stonehenge. Buildings with Mysterious Origins Nan Madol (南马都尔) Nan Madol?is a ruined city next to the eastern shore of the island of?Pohnpei. It is the only known ancient city ever built on top of a coral reef.? Skarabrae (斯卡拉布雷) It is a stone-built?? settlement. It is the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe. Older than?Stonehenge?and the?Great Pyramids, it has been called the Scottish Pompeii because of its excellent preservation. Buildings with Mysterious Origins Newport tower (纽波特塔) It is a round stone tower located in?Touro Park?in?Newport,?Rhode Island?(USA). It is commonly considered to have been?built in the mid-17th century. It is one of this countrys longest enduring architectural enigmas (谜). Buildings with Mysterious Origins Statues of Easter Island (复活节岛巨石像) Easter Island is in the southern Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles west of the coast of. Easter Island is only 15 miles long and 10 miles wide. It is covered with hundreds of giant statutes, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall. It has even been suggested that space aliens may have played a role regarding these giant statues. Buildings with Mysterious Origins Olmec colossal heads (奥尔梅克巨型头像) Olmec colossal heads? (1500 BC to 400 BC) were huge statues of heads made by the Olmecs, the earliest known civilization of Mexico. They are amongst the most mysterious and debated artifacts from the ancient world. Buildings