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The Enigmatic Coral Castle
A few years ago, when I found out about this monument, I was puzzled to discover that this construction is contemporary and not some old megalithic building. Reading more about this surprising achievement made me understand that maybe there is more than meets the eye in our current science.
Homestead, Florida, is home to Edward Leedskalnin’s stunning example of stone construction, Coral Castle. Leedskalnin cut and put together enormous coral stones by hand, employing complex techniques that have confounded scientists for decades. The method of its construction is shrouded in mystery, but the use of frequencies and magnets seems to be the only possibility.
It all started with Ed’s Place, a castle built by Leedskalnin in 1923 that was initially located in Florida City, Florida, but was relocated in 1936 to Miami, FL. The castle’s final location is now unincorporated county territory, and Leedskalnin chose relocation to protect his privacy. He spent three years moving Coral Castle components 10 miles north from Florida City to their current location.
Edward Leedskalnin was born into a family of stonemasons in Riga, Latvia, on August 10th, 1887. Little is known about his early years, apart from the fact that he had gained some experience working in timber camps. Later in life, when he was 26 years old, after his fiancée’s rejection (with only 1 day…
