The war against Islamic State, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the Burning Man festival – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
1 Sep 2014:
It’s great that we have evidence the Salisbury Plain monument was round – but did anyone seriously ever think otherwise, asks Jonathan Jones
21 Jun 2014:
Mad Alan and his grandson take part in the summer solstice dawn celebrations after druids, pagans and revellers gathered for the summer Solstice sunrise at Stonehenge
The summer solstice, King Arthur, the Holy Grail … Stonehenge is supposed to be a site of myths and mystery. But with timed tickets and a £27m visitor centre, does it herald a rampant commercialisation of our heritage, asks Will Self
21 Jun 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 21 June 1977: The whole spectacle is now a kind of ramshackle ritual. The coaches on the way to the official car park opposite the stones pause so that the passengers can gaze at the 'hippies'
3 Jun 2014:
Tokyo's got a Statue of Liberty, Nashville has a Parthenon and China has an entire version of Manhattan. Join us for a surreal trip around the world of urban knockoffs