The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower in the city of Pisa, Italy. It is famous because it tilts to one side! Workers started building it in 1173, but the soft ground underneath made it start leaning before they even finished. It took almost 200 years to complete.
The tower is made of white marble and stands about 186 feet tall on the high side. It has eight floors and 294 steps to the top. The tower leans about 4 degrees, which means the top is about 13 feet off from where it would be if it stood straight.
- Engineers worked for many years to keep the tower from falling over.
- They removed dirt from one side to straighten it a little.
- Today, the tower is safe and visitors can still climb to the top!
- Many tourists take funny photos pretending to hold up or push over the tower.
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