One of Italy’s historic leaning towers has been sealed off amid fears it could be about to collapse. Officials have secured the area around a 12th century tower in the Italian city of Bologna ...
But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected ...
A medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna that leans by as much as its famous counterpart in Pisa has been sealed off over fears it may collapse. Authorities have begun constructing a 5m ...
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 ...
For centuries, many have offered solutions to how to right the tower. In 1934, engineers working for Italian leader Benito ... Amazingly, a fall 1997 earthquake centered on nearby Assisi did ...
Between the 12th and 13th centuries, just over 900 years ago, Bologna in northern Italy was a city full of towers, earning it the nickname of the “Manhattan of the Middle Ages”. Almost all ...