the Italian government closes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sparking outrage by Pisan officials, who fear the loss of tourist revenue and the resulting impact on the local economy. The closure was ...

Tower 1 Seaport, an ambitious all-glass residential ... That sentence marked the beginning of the end for this high-profile project by Fortis Property Group. What was meant to be a crown jewel ...

This architectural curiosity is a precise half-scale version of Italy's famous Pisa tower, rising 94 feet tall with a 28-foot diameter and leaning a significant 7.4 feet, according to the town's ...

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 ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa and its 5.5-degree lean has vexed engineers for centuries. Partially constructed on unexpectedly soft soil, the ancient bell tower began to lean before it was even ...

Pisa is a lively medieval university town in the Tuscan region of Italy. Although the Leaning Tower (known as the Torre Pendente by locals) is one of the main attractions and the symbol of the ...

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 ...