Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa has garnered fame thanks to its pronounced, gravity-defying tilt.
But unbeknownst to most tourists who flock to the monument, a stabilization program has been underway for the last three decades.
Each year, a report reveals how much the tower has righted itself over the course of 12 months.
It is a necessary intervention for safety reasons, but would the world lose interest if the structure was fully straightened?
Why does the Tower of Pisa lean?
Known only as the Torre di Pisa in Italian – without reference to the infamous tilt – the tower began to lean due to
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