In Sardinia🇮🇹 there is a mysterious place, a fascinating archaeological monument. It is the well of Saint Cristina’s sanctuary; a sacred place from the nuragic civilization age. It is not easy to believe that it is a work dating back to 1000 BC: its so balanced proportions, its geometric composition and its state of preservation are amazing. It is truly an architectural marvel and its trapezoidal-shaped staircase seems an invitation to descend into the belly of the earth. But let’s discover its structure and its function🏛️. The well was linked to the water💦 cults, the object of religious practices and pilgrimages that brought together entire communities. Even today the water arrives in the basin, dug into the rock, from a perennial slope and the level is always constant. But was its function just this? Or is there something more? Some scholars think that the sanctuary was also a place of astronomical observation that allowed to scrutinize and measure the celestial motions. A series of events that occur at certain times of the year seem to confirm this theory. On the occasion of the equinoxes🌌, the sun🌞 perfectly illuminates the bottom of the well penetrating through the stairwell and then reflecting on the water. Even more extraordinary and mysterious is the phenomenon concerning the moon🌛: every 18 years and 6 months, when the moon reaches its maximum height, its light passes through the opening on the top of the well. Was the well an ancient astronomical observatory? 😳🤯 -- #Ancient #AncientArchitecture #AncientCivilization #Nuraghe #Nuraghi #NuragheSardegna #AncientCults #AncientMystery #AncientWell #AncientWisdom #Mysterious #MysteriousWorld #MysteriousArchitecture #Timeless #TimelessArchitecture #AmazingHistory #NuragheCivilization #AncientKnowledge #Ancients #AncientScience #Well #Waterworks #AncientTechnology #HistoryIsAmazing #DrohnenFlug #DrohnenGeek #DrohnenBilder #DrohnenPerspektive (at Pozzo Sacro di Santa Cristina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM6cNs3JtmY/?igshid=ik270utlrhdu
