Is Love really worth all that Effort? -Coral Castle

Every time I recall Coral Castle and the Taj Mahal, I just wonder if love is worth such a tribute and sacrifice? I will focus more on Coral Castle because it is the work of one man, rather than a ruler capable of mobilize an army of workers.

Edward Leedskalnin built his castle from coral stones that he had hewn from his parcel of land. He carved and put together every single block of stone within his castle single-handedly. The largest of these rocks weighed approximately 30 tons and two of the tallest stones stood over 7.6m high. He carved out an accurate sundial, a water well, 25 rocking chairs, a fountain, a bath tub and even a polaris telescope! [Read More Here]

Amazingly, he didn't do this for love, he did it for his lost love, his "Sweet Sixteen". Is it possible for someone to be so hardbroken that he spent the rest of his life building his dream home for the woman he wanted to be with? Or is it a vain attempt to prove his undying love for her throught a symbolic construction a a monument to her beauty, like the Taj Mahal?

The most amazing part is yet to come, Coral Castle was built by Edward alone, without the help of any machinery. He was very secretive as to how he actually managed to move such huge pieces of masonry without the help of a crane or scaffold. All we know is that he used a simple system of pulleys that we know to be incapable of holding that much weights! The only tool that Edward spoke of using was a "perpetual motion holder."- Lord knows what the heck that is....

I've attached 3 documentry clips to show you all the miracle that this man has single handedly constructed for a woman who never loved him and rejected him because he was too old.