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Acoustic Levitation in Building the Coral Castle
How did a man barely more than five feet tall and around one hundred pounds construct a home made out of megalithic stones weighing tons? This is one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the stone structure known as the Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida.
The Coral Castle was constructed between the years of 1923 to 1951 by a Latvian immigrant name Ed Leedskalnin. The reason for the construction of the building according to Ed was for his lover back home in Latvia. Unfortunately, Ed’s lover never made it over to America even though it took over 25 years to build the castle. The castle is made up of more than 1100 tons of stones forming the walls, furniture, carvings and flooring. The stones are fastened together without the use of mortar and they are held together only by their weight when stacked on top of one another. The stones are carved with such precision that no light passes through any gaps where stones are connecting.
Some of the more prominent features of the castle include a castle tower which was where Ed lived throughout the construction, an accurate sundial, a polaris telescope, a water well and fountain, stars and planet carvings and numerous pieces of furniture. Some of the furniture items include a heart shaped table, rocking chairs, a bathtub, and a royal throne. The vast majority of all of the items in the castle are carved from single pieces of stone that weigh on average between 15 and 30 tons. The largest stone used was over 25 feet and weighed approximately 30 tons. Perhaps the most famous item in the castle is the revolving gate which a child could open with just the push of a finger. The gate is carved so precise that it fits within an quarter of an inch of the walls on both sides.
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