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October 18, 2005
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When you visit Ahmedabad in India, do not forget to visit Sidhi Bashir mosque also called the shaking minaret where when one minaret(tower) is moved with force, the other shakes in sympathy. Each tower is about three stories high and is adorned with delicately carved architecture. If one tower is shaken, then the other one shakes after a few seconds. It is believed that the vibration at the base of the tower gets amplified and transmitted to the other tower thru a series of underground tunnels. Amaxongly the passageway connecting the two towers remains vibration free. Another theory is the two towers are two prongs of a giant tuning fork which is constructed beneath the surface.
The mosque of Raj Bibi had two similar shaking Minarets. But Britishers destroyed while trying to study how they worked. These minarets are located very near (less than a mile) the Ahmedabad railway station.
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