In 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed after its dangerous tilt raised fears of collapse; how engin
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In 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed after its dangerous tilt raised fears of collapse; how engin
In 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was Italy was closed after engineers feared it would collapse as the 14,000 ton monument was tilting dangerously. The engineers drilled 41 small holes beneath the northern side of the tower and removed the soil slowly, following which the tower moved back 17 inches. This allowed gravity to gently pull the tower back.
