text: Newgrange may be the world 's oldest solar observatory the whole edifice is aligned in such a way that during several days of the winter solstice , light from the sun floods the inner chamber for approximately 17 minutes , a spectacular effect ( the guide on the tour attempts to give an idea of this effect by plunging the chamber into darkness and slowly bringing up the light ) .
  
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  Newgrange is a garden .