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Shaking Minarets

Esfahan, Iran
Menar Jonban - Isfahan - Iran
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Ranked #12 of 20 attractions in Esfahan
4.0 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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“Interesting but not worthy to spend money on a taxi to get there!”
- 3 May 2012
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Athens, Greece
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25 reviews 25 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Interesting but not worthy to spend money on a taxi to get there!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

You can enjoy around 15.30, that's when i was there, a guy shaking one minaret and see hte other moving also!Ok, it is a nice yard, you can catch the nearby fire temple on the mountain also on the way. More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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24 reviews 24 reviews
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Too bad the English messed with it”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

The whole building should have been shaking when one of the minaret is shaken by one person..I was told that because one English architect somehow alter one part of the building because he wanted to know how it worked..now only the other minaret is shaking :( More

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Esfahan
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Wonder of the World !!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

It is a building consist of two towers , when you stand in one tower and shake the body of the tower with your hand the other tower will shake too !! Wonderfull !! isnt it ? More

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Dutchess County NY
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10 reviews 10 reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Interesting, though on the B list of sites to see”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011
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OK, it isn't the most dramatic thing you'll ever see. The mosque (& minarets) are from the 12thc. or so; and if someone goes up to the top of one of the minarets and starts to shake the minaret pretty soon the other minaret is rocking too. It is so old, and so different that even though it is not... More

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Leca da Palmeira, Portugal
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34 reviews 34 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Minaretes que balançam”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011
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