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Should Stonehenge be floodlit?

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Sanctuary S
Sanctuary Dec 4, 2011 21:54:18
Replying to SwastikaGirl

SwastikaGirl wrote:
I think it's a great idea!!! It would look lovely if it was floodlit. So atmospheric. I don't see what the problem would be and the countless tourists who visit would truly love it. After all, we are the main people who pay the money to have sites like this maintained. It's a superb idea. :)
A downside for visitors would be the hour of the day for visiting a floodlit Stonehenge. A great many visitors come from afar and to have to stay on in the summer months to past ten at night would be a bummer for most I would imagine and a lack of visitors during the Winter months another problem possibly.

S SwastikaGirl
SwastikaGirl Dec 5, 2011 09:44:10
Replying to Sanctuary

Sanctuary wrote:
SwastikaGirl wrote:
I think it's a great idea!!! It would look lovely if it was floodlit. So atmospheric. I don't see what the problem would be and the countless tourists who visit would truly love it. After all, we are the main people who pay the money to have sites like this maintained. It's a superb idea. :)
A downside for visitors would be the hour of the day for visiting a floodlit Stonehenge. A great many visitors come from afar and to have to stay on in the summer months to past ten at night would be a bummer for most I would imagine and a lack of visitors during the Winter months another problem possibly.
As a tourist who loves visiting ancient sites, I know we'd visit Stonehenge in winter months if the stones were lit-up. They'd look more inviting and would bring more money to the place, which is much needed. A lot of other tourists would feel the same. The lights can be switched off for the modern druid people when they want to visit.