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Moon and the Sun in successive order. But of course this is no place 

 for long extracts, or volumes might he filled with accouuts of the curi- 

 ous coincidences in the buildings and forms of worship of widely 

 separated nations. In Pogson's small work there are several highly 

 interesting extracts and notes on these subjects which will amply repay 

 perusal. In reading a life of Inigo Jones, I was struck with the simi- 

 larity between the seven-walled and seven-gated erections of the Hindus 

 and others, and Stonehenge. According to his description, having been 

 directed by king James to give his opinion of Stonehenge, he set to 

 work digging, measuring and planning and subjecting it to the principles 

 of architecture, and published an elaborate account of the whole. (5) 

 The comparison of these various peculiarities is most curious and 

 interesting ; but I have already too long deferred the actual account of 

 realities in the pursuit of theories. 



The first gate is situated about 200 feet above the base of the hill, 

 which is so far undefended. The gateway is of a modern appearance, 

 and was probably entirely rebuilt at the date of the inscription, which is 

 over it. It is defended by a loopholed bastion on each side, and a 

 loopholed wall runs up the side of the hill at this and the other gates 

 to prevent a passage round them. It is called the Alam Darwaza, from 

 its founder, Aurangzeb, who took the name of Alamgir. The Persian 

 inscription over it is given below. (6) It fixes the date at 1084 of 



(5) According' to his account, Stonehenge was a" Temple of the Tuscan order, raised 

 by the Romans some time between Agricola and Constantine, and consecrated to the God 

 CceluSy the origin of all things, because of the situation, the decorum of the structure, 

 the pyramidal figures of the stones, and the nature of the sacrifices." From his careful 

 investigations he was able to state that the building was composed of polygons within a 

 circle consisting of three ranges of stones (the outer one circular and the two inner 

 hexagonal) surrounding the principal edifice. There were three approaches with double 

 gates at each range of stones, and the ground from the outer circle rising gradually to the 

 centre on which stood the shrine, as it were. 



This may be supposed to have been a temple of the sun and the six gates in each ap- 

 proach gradually rising over each other the moon and five lesser deities. 



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