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| Interior courtyard of castle full of furnishings and sculpture |
While I was at the Everglades I visited this amazing place, a castle built in the 20's by a Latvian, Eduards Līdskalniņs. It's built
of local limestone blocks, some weighing 20 tons. It's worth a look in Wikipedia to read about his amazing story. What remains a mystery is how this 5' tall man, weighing 100 lbs was able to single-handedly build this amazing structure without the benefit of hydraulics. What's even more remarkable is that he moved the castle, block by block from its original location in the Everglades to Florida City, to be nearer to visitors driving down the to-be-built Hwy 1. It includes limestone rocking chairs, a table pivots on a central axis, and a door that pivots as well.
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| Mega-ton obelisk |
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| Ed's workshop |
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| Ed's living quarters |
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| One of many stone rocking chairs |
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