If you are going to make the trip to Pisa to climb the tower, you should be aware of some of the dangers and warnings. By using hundreds of tons of lead counterweights at the base and extracting soil from under the foundations, engineers initially shaved 17 inches off the lean.The world-renowned Leaning Tower of Pisa has been drawing tourists for hundreds of years to the ancient City of Pisa, located along the shores of the River Arno just above the Tyrrhenian Sea. The 12th-century tower reopened to the public in 2001 after being closed for more than a decade to let workers reduce its slant. ROME - The Leaning Tower of Pisa isn’t leaning so much anymore.Īfter more than two decades of efforts to straighten it, engineers say the famed Tuscan bell tower has recovered four centimeters (1.57 inches) more and is in better structural health than predicted.ĪNSA news agency quotes a consultant to the international committee monitoring the tilt, Nunziante Squeglia, as saying that while the progressive recovery of tilt is good news, the overall structural health of the tower is more important. Leaning Tower of Pisa continues long path towards vertical 22, 2018, after more than two decades of efforts to straighten it, engineers say the famed Tuscan bell tower has recovered four centimeters (1.57 inches) and is in better structural health than predicted. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is seen at right next to the medieval cathedral of Pisa, in Piazza dei Miracoli Square, in Pisa, Italy, Sunday, Jan.
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