It turns out that the soil causing the tilt is part of what's protecting the Tower from the shaking earth. The height of the Tower, 183 feet (55 meters) combined with the stiffness of the marble ...

LOOK: Incredible 3D Map Of Leaning Tower Of Pisa. "Within 20 minutes we were able to use Zebedee to complete an entire scan of the building’s interior.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa may be the world’s greatest spot for a tourist photo (5 million people visit annually), but there’s a lot more to this centuries-old icon than lighthearted images of ...

BAD FRANKENHAUSEN, Germany — Compared with this town”s 625-year-old crooked church, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a model of rectitude. Ever since it was built out of stone in 1382, the … ...