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How Italy is dealing with its new Lean Towering situation in Bologna, and getting the Torre Garisenda to stand tall

Fixing this 12th-century colossus will not be a Pisa cake. A 45m brick tower in Italy — one of Bologna’s top landmarks — has been closed to the public for...

ALBAWABA In Italy's city of Bologna, another architectural marvel is teetering on the edge of disaster. The Torre Garisenda, a 12th-century tower, curre

It’s become Italy’s other “leaning tower.” And now, after mounting concern that the Torre Garisenda in Bologna might be on the verge of collapse, a plan has been hatched to save it using the same equipment that shored up the Tower of Pisa.

If reports are to go by, recent measures that have been adopted were temporary closures of streets surrounding Garisenda, as scientists were closely monitoring the structure for signs of instability, after which they deemed it at ‘high risk’ of collapsing.

After mounting concern that Bologna’s Torre Garisenda might be about to collapse, a plan has been hatched to save it using equipment that saved the Tower of Pisa.

After mounting concern that Bologna’s Torre Garisenda might be about to collapse, a plan has been hatched to save it using equipment that saved the Tower of Pisa.

After mounting concern that the Torre Garisenda in Bologna might be on the verge of collapse, a plan has be...

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