Coral Castle Museum
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Coral Castle Museum is a quirky South Florida tourist attraction featuring a mysterious stone structure hand-carved from coral rock by Edward Leedskalnin in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coral Castle Museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
museum
ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ sculpture garden ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1984 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coral Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Gate Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
alternative engineering theories
ⓘ
legend of lost love ⓘ paranormal theories ⓘ |
| builder | Edward Leedskalnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | single individual ⓘ |
| category |
Historic site in Florida
ⓘ
Outdoor museum ⓘ Sculpture park ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1951 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
block-and-tackle lifting techniques
ⓘ
manual tools ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1923 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Edward Leedskalnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 25 miles south of Miami ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
9-ton revolving stone gate
ⓘ
massive stone walls ⓘ stone furniture ⓘ stone sundial ⓘ stone telescope ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Miami-Dade County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Homestead, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
coral rock
ⓘ
oolitic limestone ⓘ |
| name | Coral Castle Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hand-carved coral rock sculptures
ⓘ
megalithic-style stone structures ⓘ mysterious construction techniques ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedAs | museum ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| region | South Florida ⓘ |
| theme |
mystery
ⓘ
romantic legend ⓘ |
| touristAttractionFor | South Florida visitors ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.