Bologna is now hoping to extend the protected area to include the Garisenda Tower and Asinelli Tower, which, at 318 feet, or 97 meters, is the tallest leaning tower in Italy.

The 'leaning' Garisenda tower and its higher neighbor, the Asinelli sit in the heart of Bologna. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Moment RF/Getty Images. Editor’s Note: ...

The tilting troublemaker, now off-limits to onlookers, stands next to a larger, 319-foot structure called Asinelli Tower — together they are known as the two towers. Explore More ...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the medieval Garisenda tower, also known as the "leaning tower", and the Asinelli tower in Bologna, Italy, December 3, 2023. REUTERS / Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo.

The Italian city of Bologna is preparing for one of its iconic towers, built more than 900 years ago, to collapse due to excessive leaning. The Tower of Garisenda, twinned by the nearby Asinelli ...

The Garisenda tower is currently at a slant of four degrees, in comparison to Italy’s other famous Leaning Tower, in Pisa, which is angled at five degrees The Two Towers in Bologna, Italy. A ...

The tower is mentioned in Dante's 1321 poem The Divine Comedy, along with several other mentions by famous writers including Charles Dickens and Goethe, marking its important cultural status. Save ...

The Garisenda tower along with the Asinelli tower (97meters) is one of the beauties and attractions for tourists visiting Bologna, and a landmark for citizens. [Photo: Michele Nucci/Lapresse/AP] ...

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 ...

‘Leaning tower’ in Italy closed off amid subsidence fears Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Moment RF/Getty Images The 'leaning' Garisenda tower and its higher neighbor, the Asinelli sit in the ...