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Stonehenge, one of the major historical sites of the world, was bought 100 years ago, on September 21st, 1915. British barrister Cecil Chubb attended an auction as demanded by his wife, with the intention of getting new chairs for their dining room. In the end, Chubb purchased what was described to him as a “place of sanctity dedicated to the observation or adoration of the sun”, and a few acres of “downland’ in Wiltshire with some massive stones scattered around the terrain.

He bought Stonehenge for £6,600. That’s about $10,230 US dollars.

Curator Heather Sebire commented that it’s rather odd to think that just 100 years ago one could bid for Stonehenge, and that it’s rather strange to think about what may have happened if someone else had

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