
Coral Castle is a limestone structure
created by the Latvian American named, Edward Leedskalnin. It is
located in Miami Dade County, Florida, between the cities of Homestead
and Leisure City. The structure comprises of numerous large stones,
mostly limestone formed from coral, each weighing several tons. Coral
Castle is noted for legends surrounding its creation that claim it was
built single handedly by Leedskalnin using reverse magnetism or
supernatural abilities to move and carve numerous stones, each weighing
many tons. Ed spent 28 years of his life from 1923 to 1951 carving the
Coral Castle using nothing but homemade tools. He carved over 1,100
tons of coral rock single handedly and without the help of machinery.
No one knows exactly how Ed managed to move the stones. Among the
sculptures within the garden walls you can see a telescope, rocking
chairs, sundial, obelisk, bathtub, throne, table and a model of the
Solar System. Historians stated that, "If anyone ever questioned Ed
about how he moved the blocks of coral, Ed would only reply that he
understood the laws of weight and leverage well." He also stated
that he had "discovered the secrets of the pyramids", referring to the
Great Pyramid of Giza. He worked at night and no one ever saw him
moving the stones, so it is possible perhaps that he did discover these
secrets...
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