New wonder for Celts CIV : Newgrange

[frenchman]

Here is a new wonder for the Celts CIV : The most famous of all Irish prehistoric ( 3100 BC ) monuments: Newgrange

where in Ireland ? ==>Ireland Map

Newgrange was originally built about 3100 BC. It consists of a vast stone and turf mound about 85m (280ft) in diameter and 13,5m (44ft) high, containing a passage leading to a burial chamber.

I think that this wonder could be associated to the tech Ceremonial Burial and make x people happy in the city , it can be an tourist attraction too .


The following civilopedia entry has been written by Odintheking

The tombs at Newgrange are built inside a huge, grassy mound of earth. The tomb, while enourmous, only held the bodies of five people, probably royalty or maybe even five regular people killed for religious reasons. This tomb must have been extremely important to the ancient Celts, as most of the stones were not local. Some came from up to 50 miles away, and bringing and assembling so many stones from so far away required extremely large amounts of men, and an equally large amount of brainpower. It is estimated that it was made about the same time as Knowth, Dowth and Stonehenge.
A spectacular thing happens at Newgrange around the Winter Solstice in the morning, a narrow gap made at the front of Newgrange allows light to pour in and light up the otherwise dark burial chamber. People flock to see the phenomenon every year, even to this day.
The mystery of Newgrange will probably never be completely understood, but it makes it just that much more mysterious and awe inspiring to see.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/FR-NEWGRANGE.zip

 

[odintheking]

You used my pedia,

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

Really good wonder - I'll use it to make 3 people happy in the city it was built .

 

[Madeira]

Where's newgrange? Was it a celtic settlement? Or located near one?

 

[odintheking]

*gasp* destroy this infidel! Just kidding. Newgrange is a tomb located on the north side of the River Boyne 10 miles from Drogheda. I think it was near a settlement, though I'm not sure,

 

[frenchman]

Where's newgrange? Was it a celtic settlement? Or located near one?

I have posted a map in the first post to show where is Newgrange .. In fact,there are several tombs in the area...I think that we can consider these monuments more like a "kings valley" ...

 

[Tathlum]

Best.
Wonder.
Ever...

thank you frenchman.

If you visit it they do a simulation of what happens on the winter solstice, with the light shining through and lighting up the centre..really eiree and beautiful. It wasn't built by Celts, it was ancient before we got here. Tombs like this go a long way to explaining the Celtic belief in the Sidhe, the fey race legend says inhabited Ireland before the coming of the sons of Mil (us). Even now most farmers will plow around a fairie ring rather than dig it up. There were Celtic settlements near but not too close to these Tombs. The Celts defeated and dominated the local culture, but that culture still left its mark. Supersticious bunch the Celts.

 

[Madeira]

Thanks odintheking and frenchman, im just going to place it in the pict/cruitne 'city' of Tara, think its not that far from that location, unless you have strong reasons against it

 

[QFred]

Very good wonder, I like it, I just download it.

Very good!!!!

You must go to a site that only has downloads (almost all in the page are downloads about CivIII) = GIDustin's Site