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Coral Castle | |
 A structure resembling the Moon, along with other structures at Coral Castle | |
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| Location | Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 25°30′1″N 80°26′42″W / 25.50028°N 80.44500°W |
| Built | 1920 |
| Website | coralcastle |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000840[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1984 |
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. It was sold to Lennar Corp. for 13.5 million.
Even though Coral Castle is noted for the claim that it was built single-handedly by Leedskalnin using reverse magnetism or supernatural abilities,[2][3] photographs and eyewitness accounts evidence that he used pulleys and other simple tools.[4]
It is currently a privately operated tourist attraction, located in unincorporated territory of Miami-Dade County, Florida.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System – Coral Castle (#84000840)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Radford, Benjamin. "Mystery of the Coral Castle Explained". Live Science. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ Stollznow, Karen (January 1, 2010). "Coral castle: fact and folklore". Skeptical Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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