Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...
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.
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 ...
A couple flew to Pisa for the day because they figured it would be a cheaper than a day out in London. Siobhan and Steven ...
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 ...
Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers ... that had work continued before allowing underlying soils ...
Ten arc seconds are added to the tilt after ... tower continuing to tilt naturally at the rate of a little over five arc seconds per year, the Italian government closes the Leaning Tower of Pisa ...
The temple was said to stand straight before the 1860s ... under the weight of the stones after its construction.
The Tower of Pisa started settling unevenly on its shallow foundation not long after its third floor ... down on the city at their feet. Before it started leaning, 1 Seaport was designed to ...
When we talk about buildings that tilt captivatingly, you might immediately think of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy ... between 4,000 and 10,000 years before it becomes a problem.” ...