Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...
Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun ... sound enough for visitors to walk up its nearly 300 steps to the top. And spying the exorbitant price of walking to the top ...
Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting ... as workers seeking to correct it add six steps from the seventh cornice up to the bell ...
I’m getting loosey-goosey just talking to you about it.” Since the financial crisis, luxury residential skyscrapers have gone ...
The structure is leaning at an angle of 4 degrees, making it slightly more upright than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which is tipping ... "If these steps are successful, it is estimated that the ...
Have you ever wondered if the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a catastrophe waiting to happen? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze explains how architects and engineers spent the ...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is recognized globally for its unique structure. We aren't used to seeing towers that look like they're falling over nor do we usually think to climb them. Despite its ...
Tower 1 Seaport, an ambitious all-glass residential high-rise, was supposed to offer 60 stories of opulence overlooking the Financial District. But there was just one problem—the building ...
When we talk about buildings that tilt captivatingly, you might immediately think of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. But there are lots of buildings that slope, some quite alarmingly ...
the Italian government closes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sparking outrage by Pisan officials, who fear the loss of tourist revenue and the resulting impact on the local economy. The closure was ...