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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England: room for improvement?

Stonehenge remains a mystery. No roof, draughty round the sides... After 6,000 years, how is it that no one has bothered to improve this tumbledown pile of stones?

Luckily, this grotty old blot on the UK landscape is now the subject of several exciting new proposals to re-use the giant stones in ways bound to draw in far more tourists.

1. World's largest dry stone wall
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An idea which sounded interesting-ish...until someone remembered they already had quite a big wall in China. And the Great Wall of Wiltshire just doesn't sound as good...

2. Giant Jenga
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What better way to get young people interested in big lumps of rock than to turn them into a fun game for all the family?

Given the size and weight of the stones, engineers reckon that it would take just four or five months to construct the tower needed for the start of play.

After that, a single game - using cranes, bulldozers and heavy lifting gear - could be over in as little as three years!





3. Skyhenge Business Park
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A fantastic symbol for the modern age - those boring old lumps of rock rebuilt into soaring towers alive with the hum of commerce!

Who wouldn't want to work in an office at the top of one of these magnificent structures? Just imagine the views!

(One minor drawback: no lifts, just some very long wooden ladders. Sorry.)





4. World's biggest bookshelf
stonehenge bookshelf
Another idea from the same person who suggested the giant stone wall. And just as bad. No thank you.

5. World's most massive rock garden
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Pure genius! What a charming addition to the flat Wiltshire landscape this would be.

The simple use of a 120 metre high fibreglass gnome would turn a dull collection of huge grey pebbles into a work of art easily capable of rivalling the Angel of the North.

Who on Earth could resist having their picture taken with Nobby, the Scary Big Gnome of the South-West?