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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in excellent health ... but despite all of this, it continues to stand with its iconic lean. For engineers, historians, and bystanders who want it to stay intact ...
By 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was tilting so far it faced potential collapse. This episode tells the remarkable story of ...
Results from the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s annual checkup are in ... claiming the Tower could stand all the way straight on its own some day. Read the Year’s Most Popular Stories: After More ...
Earth was extracted from beneath the foundations of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to help reduce its tilt. - Giulio Andreini/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The consolidation works have allowed this tower ...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands on a special foundation. It’s made of clay, sand, and shells. This mix has made the tower ...
Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun. Each day, hordes of visitors come to the small northwestern Tuscan town of Pisa to take pictures "propping up" its tower. Some do it ...
By Gaia Pianigiani The Garisenda Tower in Bologna is not as famous as the Tower of Pisa, but it leans a little ... that the central square where it stands a few meters apart from the much taller ...
The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence. But this week, as the monument celebrated its 850th ...