page_title: Cultural depictions of Stonehenge
section_title: In contemporary popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: Cultural depictions of Stonehenge / In contemporary popular culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the en:Stonehenge Free Festival in 1984 Deutsch: Foto des Stonehenge Free Festival 1984
context_page_description: The Prehistoric landmark of Stonehenge is distinctive and famous enough to have become frequently referenced in popular culture. The landmark has become a symbol of British culture and history, owing to its distinctiveness and its long history of being portrayed in art, literature and advertising campaigns, as well as modern media formats, such as television, film and computer games. This is in part because the arrangement of standing stones topped with lintels is unique, not just in the British Isles, but in the world.
context_section_description: By now a powerful and instantly recognisable symbol, the monument has been featured in a wide number of ways.
  The monument continues to be featured in film, television, and radio, either to question the origin or history of Stonehenge, or to play upon its position as an instantly recognisable structure and symbol of Britain.  In books by Kurt Vonnegut and S. M. Stirling, amongst others, alternative theories are suggested and explored as part of the larger plot.  The monument has also become popular in computer games, wherein alternative uses are often posited for Stonehenge, or its iconic nature is explored.
caption: The 1984 Stonehenge Free Festival
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