First built in 1880 near Fort Charles, Jamaica, Giddy House was originally a Royal Artillery House meant to store weapons and gunpowder for the adjacent Victoria and Albert Battery. After Port …

Jul 17, 2017 · Half buried in sand and tilting at nearly 45 degrees, the Giddy House is one of the few remaining relics of the 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of …

Mar 31, 2022 · Giddy House at Fort Charles, Jamaica is, the Caribbean's answer to Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's also, sadly, somewhat easily missed.

On entering the building, people often feel a strange sensation of being giddy or off balance, caused by the building’s tilt-hence its name-the Giddy House. Built around 1818, the Historic …

Jun 24, 2017 · The Giddy House, formerly the Royal Artillery Store was built as a part of Fort Charles by the British Royal Navy in their efforts to curve crime in Port Royal, known then as …

Mar 14, 2023 · The Giddy House was originally a British ammunition storehouse that was built in the early 19th century. During the 1907 earthquake, the building was severely damaged, and …

4 days ago · “Giddy House, Port Royal,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed March 13, 2025, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/1714. The National Library of Jamaica’s …

Jul 13, 2010 · Giddy House is one of the most interesting buildings in Jamaica for the falling sensation it produces, and TEENage highly recommends you pay it a visit and attempt a...

An earthquake during the early 19th century created what is now the Giddy House, a common sight at Port Royal in Kingston. The earthquake displaced the building’s foundation causing it …

Part of what remained is the Giddy House, which gets its name from the strange angle at which it is tilted and how visitors feel when they try to stand straight inside the building. In case you …