Tower of Pisa Leaning Its Way into Infamy

if you have ever seen an illustrated geography book there's no way this building was not on the page for Italy the Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of those buildings that have been burned into your memory since early childhood the construction of the tower started in 1173 when the construction of the second floor started the foundation of the tower started to sink mostly due to the ground being unstable in its long history the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been fighting an uphill battle to stand straight ever since it was completed each passing decade caused the tower to lean even more in 1990 this problem was solved to a degree if you pardon the pun by removing 42 tons of soil underneath the taller side of the tower this and other precautions like placing counterweights to maintain the balance made the Tilt slightly better and it is said that the tower will be stable for another 300 years so if you haven't already you have three centuries to go see this iconic Tower yourself

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Published: Fri Feb 10 2023