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Edward Leedskalnin and his Coral Palace - Unusual Places
Edward Leedskalnin (1886 – 1951), a modest official, Latvian immigrant, 5 feet tall and weighing only 40 pounds, suffering from tuberculosis, once said “I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids. I discovered how the ancient Egyptians and builders in Peru, Yucatan and Asia, with simple tools, have lifted stones weighing tons “… and his castle (built out of coral rock in blocks of up to 30 tons) is irrefutable proof. He was abandoned by his fiancé (Agnès Skuvst) because he was too poor and too old. He arrived in the US in 1920 when he was 34 years old. […]
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