How Engineers Straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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The lean isn’t just a fascinating oddity; it is integral to the historical character of the tower. It’s a big part of why we care. Unlike the millions of photos of tourists pretending to hold the Pisa tower up, the contractors, restoration experts, and engineers actually did it (for the next few centuries, at least).

Sources: The script is primarily based on the papers linked below.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13556207.2002.10785324
https://associazionegeotecnica.it/articoli_rig/electro-osmosis-to-stabilise-the-leaning-tower-of-pisa/
https://www.issmge.org/publications/publication/the-leaning-tower-of-pisa-end-of-an-odyssey

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