The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence. But this week, as the monument celebrated its 850th ...

Thinking of Pisa Italy instantly conjures the image of its leaning tower – the famous, centuries-old architectural marvel that has mesmerized onlookers and remains a tourist attraction today.

Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun. Each day, hordes of visitors come to the small northwestern Tuscan town of Pisa to take pictures "propping up" its tower. Some do it ...

The Garisenda leans at an angle of four degrees – only a little more upright than the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s five degrees. It was already leaning by the early 14th century when Dante wrote ...

By Gaia Pianigiani The Garisenda Tower in Bologna is not as famous as the Tower of Pisa, but it leans a little ... fears that it could collapse. Its “leaning forward” scared even Dante ...

Did you know the Leaning Tower of Pisa started in August 1173? It has made it through at least four big earthquakes. The ...

ROME, July 30 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The ancient Colosseum of Rome, where gladiators fought for their lives, is slanting about 40 cm (16 inches) lower on the south ...

By 1990, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was tilting so far it faced potential collapse. This episode tells the remarkable story of how engineers stabilized the structure without erasing its iconic lean.

Earth was extracted from beneath the foundations of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to help reduce its tilt. - Giulio Andreini/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The consolidation works have allowed this tower ...