In Italy, a very famous tower started to be built in August 1173 and continued for about 200 years due to a long series of wars. The name of the tower is The Tower of Pisa. What makes this tower so special is the fact that it leans. It was originally designed to be perfectly vertical, but it started to lean during construction. Even with this special characteristic, the tower is one of the most remarkable structures of the medieval Europe. It has about 60 meters, leans at about 10 degrees angle, and has eight stories with 207 columns.
Many ideas to straighten the tower appeared along time, in 1920 it was consolidated, the foundations of the tower were injected with cement.
Until recent years, the tourists were not allowed to climb the stairs inside the tower, due to consolidation work. Now the tower is open for everyone and its one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy.
Hotels and restaurants can be find everywhere near the Tower of Pisa.
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