Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun ... it's displaced nearly 13 feet from its bottom. Yikes! And yet, it's still architecturally sound enough for visitors to walk ...

Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers laid its first foundation stones. In the 800 years since ...

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 ...

When it comes to leaning towers, Italy’s Tower of Pisa immediately comes to mind for many. Beyond this famous tilting icon, the world is full of peculiar structures like it – from church ...

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. The Leaning Tower of Pisa $25 $500+ ...

It is situated next to the mythological Manikarnika Ghat and tends to incline at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Historians, engineers, and devotees have long remained all but ...

the Italian government closes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sparking outrage by Pisan officials, who fear the loss of tourist revenue and the resulting impact on the local economy. The closure was ...