
For those of you unfamiliar with it, Newgrange is a neolithic temple built in Ireland thousands of years before the birth of Jesus Christ. An aerial view of Newgrange is shown in the image to the left.
The circular, mound structure has an inner chamber in cruciform shape that aligns to the sunrise of the winter solstice. At sunrise, a beam of sunlight enters a part of the structure known as the “roof box.” For about 17 minutes - on the darkest day of the year - sunlight dramatically illuminates the otherwise darkened inner chamber, as shown in the diagram below:

The remaining images depict the interior of Newgrange when it is illuminated at the winter solstice sunrise to give you some idea of the mystic and mysterious quality of this ancient temple.
We hope you have enjoyed these images. Happy winter solstice!
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