Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers laid its first foundation stones. In the 800 years since, a bevy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, around ...

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The UK is home to many famous landmarks, but few are as iconic as its world-famous clock tower. While it may seem perfectly upright, experts have discovered that it has a slight tilt - one that ...

Ten arc seconds are added to the tilt after boring both into the masonry foundations and accidentally into the soil beneath them. With the tower continuing to tilt naturally at the rate of a ...