The Georgia Guidestone has been demolished for safety reasons after being damaged by vandals in a blast on July 6, 2022.
BBC News July 7, 2022
Athens Banner-Herald 7/22/2022
The Georgia Guidestones were (are) located on Guidestones Rd. just east of Hartwell Hwy (GA 77) in north Elbert County, Georgia.
The Guidestones are five large granite slabs set upright with a capstone. There is a central stone with a hole drill through it that is aligned with the celestial pole (North Star) The central stone is surrounded by four other stones. Each of these four stone are inscribed with text in the eight modern languages. The cap stone ties all five of the upright stones together and is inscribed with a short text four ancient languages. There is also an Explanatory tablet set in the ground that covers a time capsule.
From Wikipedia;
Georgia Guidestones
"The Georgia Guidestones is a large granite monument in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. A message comprising ten guides is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages, and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient languages' scripts: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian hieroglyphs."
"The structure is sometimes referred to as an 'American Stonehenge.' The monument is almost 20 feet (6.1 m) tall if the buried support stones are included, exactly 18 feet (5.5 m) otherwise, and made from six granite slabs weighing more than 240,000 pounds (110,000 kg) in all. One slab stands in the center, with four arranged around it. A capstone lies on top of the five slabs, which are astronomically aligned. An additional stone tablet, which is set in the ground a short distance to the west of the structure, provides some notes on the history and purpose of the Guidestones."
Text:
written in Russian, Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Swahili, and Hindi
1.Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2.Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3.Unite humanity with a living new language.
4.Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
5.Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6.Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7.Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8.Balance personal rights with social duties.
9.Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10.Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.
Astronomic Features
1. channel through stone
indicates celestial pole.
2. horizontal slot indicates
annual travel of sun.
3. sunbeam through capstone
marks noontime throughout
the year.
More information see RoadsideAmerican.com -
Georgia Guidestones