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Coral Castle is an oolite limestone structure created by the Latvian-American eccentric Edward Leedskalnin (1887–1951). It comprises numerous large stones, each weighing several tons , sculpted into a variety of shapes, including slab walls, tables, chairs, a crescent moon, a water fountain and a sundial.
A view from within Leedskalnin's Coral Castle.. Edward Leedskalnin (Latvian: Edvards LiedskalniĆš) (January 12, 1887 – December 7, 1951) was a Latvian immigrant to the United States and self-taught engineer who single-handedly built the Coral Castle in Florida, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]
More than 80 years ago, under the cover of darkness, one man was moving multi-ton stones in a secluded piece of land far south of Miami. He was building a “castle” for his beloved, a 16-year ...
Though not really a castle and not really made of coral, world-famous structure built by one man is considered an engineering marvel
Edward Leedskalnin (1887–1951), U.S. – construction techniques used to single-handedly lift massive coral blocks in the creation of his Coral Castle Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), The Netherlands – development of the microscope
Castle Hill is a 56,881 sq ft (5,284.4 m 2) mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which was completed in 1928 as a summer home for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Teller Crane, Jr. It is also the name of the 165-acre (67 ha) drumlin surrounded by sea and salt marsh that the home was built atop.
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