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	The North Wall of Coral Castle. This wall is located behind the Moon Fountain. It weighs approximately 60,000 pounds.
	The North Wall of Coral Castle.
	"The Crown" at the top of the North Wall of Coral Castle.
	The Planets at Coral Castle. From the far corner is Mars, Saturn, and the Crescent Moon (what Ed called the "Crescent of the East.")
	The Planets at Coral Castle.
	Mars as part of the Planets at Coral Castle.
	View of the back of Mars at Coral Castle.
	Saturn as part of the Planets at Coral Castle.
	Crescent Moon at Coral Castle.
	Crescent Moons at Coral Castle.
	The Crescent of the East at Coral Castle.
	Flowers near the Crescent of the East at Coral Castle.
	Crescent Moons at Coral Castle.
	The Planets at Coral Castle. From the far corner is Mars, Saturn, and the Crescent Moon (what Ed called the "Crescent of the East".
	The Throne Room. Ed once said that every man's house is his castle, and every castle should have a throne.
	The Desk at Coral Castle.
	The Tete-a-Tete at Coral Castle.
	The Tete-a-Tete at Coral Castle.
	The Sun Couch. This couch is balanced on a car brake-drum so that it may be rotated. The bulges in the carving represent pillows.
	The Nine-Ton Gate at Coral Castle. Among the greatest technical acheivements of Coral Castle is this enormously heavy gate that can be opened and closed using only one finger. Ed accomplished this by finding the stone's exact center of balance. How he did this remains a mystery, as even the most advanaced electronic analysis equipment could not aid in balancing the stone.
	Nine-Ton Gate at Coral Castle.
	Nine-Ton Gate at Coral Castle, when closed.
	Nine-Ton Gate at Coral Castle.

 

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