the Bologna head of Italian heritage group Italia Nostra, told the Times: 'We have been saying the area should be pedestrianised for years.' In 2019 the council placed iron bands around the tower ...

MILAN, Italy — Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century towers that have become symbolic of the northern Italian city of Bologna, fearing that its severe lean could ...

also announced the government would fund work to reinforce the tower using around €5 million (£4.3m) from Italy's EU national recovery fund. Similar to most of Bologna's medieval towers ...

The Garisenda Tower is one of two towers that dominate the skyline of Bologna. The other, the Asinelli Tower, is around twice the height and also leans, though not so dramatically, and is usually ...

Charles Dickens was struck by it when traveling around Italy. And now the medieval Garisenda “leaning” tower in Bologna is sparking very modern publicity, with concern that it might be subsiding.

Photo by Lucian Alexe on Unsplash Bologna’s Garisenda tower and the area around it was closed to the public over the weekend after sensors detected unusual movement and officials said it was in a ...

Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna, fearing its leaning could lead to collapse. The city on Friday ...