Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Tilted
towers: The secrets beneath the world's leaning buildings
As you
probably know, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is one of the most remarkable
architectural structures from medieval Europe. Its construction began in 1173, but
a series of wars delayed the completion until 1399. It stands at 60 meters tall
with 251 steps to the top. More importantly, it is leaning at about a five-degree
angle, but had been leaning as much as 10 degrees until the repair work took
place in 1990.
Is that the
only leaning tower in the world?
No. There are
other renowned towers that are leaning, in Germany and China only to name a
few.
Were they
planned to lean in the first place or over time? Are they safe to go inside?
Enjoy reading
and learning what kind of architectural mishaps created learning towers.
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