Five Little-Known Facts About the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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[@davidcarbone3385]

Not exactly little known if you have visited, but the tower has I believe 5 balconies that you can step out onto as you ascend the tower. Each level offers its own perspective onto the surrounding area with the top level having the most grandiose view.

[@stephencrabtree4256]

Nice video. I knew about the 1999 efforts at removing soil to let the tower settle. My question would be why they didn’t keep removing more while the tower was already being braced to prevent collapse.

[@76ToneCrome]

I lean towards this being an informative video.

[@liespypolygraph]

Interesting, thank you

[@PaulineMontagna]

According to an American I overheard in Florence. It’s called the Leaning Tower of Pisa because it was designed by a man called Pisano. Utter genius!

[@diggingdwarf610]

good vid liked it

[@skyden24195]

At some point in the 1980s, Superman decided to straighten up the famous leaning tower, but after several days (perhaps weeks) the orphaned Kryptonian returned to Pisa and re-leaned the tower. 😉

[@marcoescuandolas]

Started out good, then got heavy into gravity experiments.

[@Euphoria-gz3hu]

Hi

[@joanneboag5993]

Why so much of the "aging" filter to try to make the video look old? Too annoying to watch. Disappointing.

[@liespypolygraph]

Interesting, thank you