While the Pisa tower takes all the spotlight, Italy’s Bologna offers a medieval leaning spectacle of its own. The Asinelli ...

you might immediately think of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. But there are lots of buildings that slope, some quite alarmingly, around the world. From tilted Chinese pagodas to English ...

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 ...

As of June 1999, the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaned an inch less than it had at the beginning of the year. It may sound like a small step for the tower, but it's a giant leap for the Pisa Commission ...

Ancient towers provide an opportunity to witness breathtaking views from the top. These magnificent structures, located in ...

Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture - the cathedral, the baptistry, the campanile ...

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 ...

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 ...