Wonders3 - Leaning Tower of Pisa

Title

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Latitude

43.72306

Longitude

10.39655

Place

Pisa, Italy

Geocoding Status

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World_Time

Medieval Mind

Image_Url

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Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa

Brief

Its tilt seems to defy gravity – you wonder why it doesn’t topple. Yet, even if the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy didn't lean, visitors would come to marvel at its design. And, the tower is part of a magnificent Romanesque architectural complex that incl

Year_Constructed

Description

From 1990 to 2004, the internal steps of Leaning Tower of Pisa were closed to the public, out of concern for both structure and visitors. Tourists can now climb the 294-step spiral staircase to the belfry - as a million people did prior to 1990.

Description_2

Some experts predict an any-year-now collapse, others believe that the current restoration project will save this world wonder.

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 Medieval Mind</td>
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 From 1990 to 2004, the internal steps of Leaning Tower of Pisa were closed to the public, out of concern for both structure and visitors. Tourists can now climb the 294-step spiral staircase to the belfry - as a million people did prior to 1990.</td>
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 Some experts predict an any-year-now collapse, others believe that the current restoration project will save this world wonder.</td>
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<td><a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa'>
 Wikipedia</a>
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