It's enough to give a monument an identity crisis. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its precarious tilt - but now experts have revealed it's going straight. The tower's ...
Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting ... The tower's seven bells were silenced long ago, for fear their vibrations could trigger ...
Have you ever wondered if the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a catastrophe waiting to happen? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze explains how architects and engineers spent the ...
As of June 1999, the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaned an inch less than it had at the beginning of the year. It may sound like a small step for the tower, but it's a giant leap for the Pisa Commission ...
Italy's celebrated leaning Tower of Pisa has reopened to tourists again, three months after closing due to coronavirus. First to climb the more than 280 steps were 10-year-old Matilde and her ...
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 ...
The Village of Niles recently voted in favor of purchasing the old YMCA — named for the replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa that stands ... has in many years. The bells at the apex of the ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli has been making bells since the Middle Ages. Their instruments ring out from iconic places like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Vatican.
One of Italy’s historic leaning towers has ... area around a 12th century tower in the Italian city of Bologna which leans as much its world-famous counterpart in Pisa. There are concerns ...