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BY HOLLY DAGRES | DECEMBER 20, 2012

Manar-e Jonban (the Shaking Minarets) is an architectural wonder on the outskirts of Esfahan that was built in the 14th century over the grave of a local hermit and holy man named Amu Abdullah Soqla. The minarets are often shaken for tourists because when one is shaken from the inside, the second one also sways. It's not entirely clear whether the minarets were specifically designed to behave this way or whether the phenomenon developed over time.

Holly Dagres

 

Holly Dagres is an Iranian-American analyst and commentator on Middle East affairs. Currently living in Egypt, she is a researcher at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. You can follow her @PoliticallyAff on both Twitter and Instagram.