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  2. Leaning Tower of Pisa - Wikipedia

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    Leaning Tower of Niles, a replica of the Tower of Pisa; Leaning Tower of Zaragoza, was a famous European leaning tower; Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul), an ancient leaning tower that stood until 2017; reconstruction efforts are currently underway; List of tallest structures built before the 20th century

  3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was once tilting dangerously ... - AOL

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    The Tower of Pisa’s first foundation stone was laid on August 9, 1173, “thanks to the donation of 60 coins made by a widow named Berta, for the construction of the bell tower of our cathedral ...

  4. List of leaning towers - Wikipedia

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    The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, an iconic leaning tower. This is a list of leaning towers.A leaning tower is a tower which, either intentionally or unintentionally (due to errors in design, construction, or subsequent external influence such as unstable ground), does not stand perpendicular to the ground.

  5. Piazza dei Miracoli - Wikipedia

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    Leaning Tower of Pisa, in 2009. The campanile (bell tower), commonly known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is located behind the cathedral. The last of the three major buildings on the piazza to be built, construction of the bell tower began in 1173 and took place in three stages over the course of 177 years, with the bell-chamber only added in 1372.

  6. List of tallest structures built before the 20th century

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    The Taroona Shot Tower held the title of Australia's tallest building between 1870 and 1875. It is the tallest cylindrical sandstone tower in the Southern Hemisphere. Mirisawetiya Vihara: Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka: 192: 58.5: c. 161 BC: Ekambareswarar Temple: Kanchipuram India 192 58.5 1509–29 Leaning Tower of Pisa: Pisa: Italy: 191.47: 58.36 ...

  7. Engineers solve the mystery of the still-standing Leaning ...

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    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is notable for its pronounced slant, but also because, despite that precarious state, it’s managed to stay standing through four or more significant earthquakes.

  8. ‘Leaning tower’ in Italy closed off amid subsidence fears

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    The 48-meter (158 feet) tower was built in the 12th century when Bologna was a mini Manhattan, with dozens of towers reaching towards the sky, each built by local families trying to construct ...

  9. Pisa - Wikipedia

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    Pisa San Rossore links the city with Lucca (20 minutes north-east of Pisa) and Viareggio and is also reachable from Pisa Centrale. It is a minor railway station located near the Leaning Tower zone. There was another station called Pisa Aeroporto situated next to the Airport with services to Pisa Centrale and Florence.