Thinking of Italy's Pisa instantly conjures the image of its leaning tower – the famous, centuries-old architectural marvel ...

Grady Hillhouse of Practical Engineering took a look at the history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy ... roughly six centuries from when it was built to modern time, that iconic tilt ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its precarious ... The layer of clay and sand the tower is built on is softer on the south side than the north - so by the time builders got ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you know the Leaning Tower of Pisa started in August 1173? It has made it through at least four big earthquakes. The tower was meant to be a grand bell tower. But it began to lean just five ...

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 ...

The houses were built deliberately with a forward tilt ... The Tiger Hill Pagoda is sometimes called ‘China’s Leaning Tower of Pisa’. It is located on Huqiu Mountain in Jiangsu province ...

Find out how Philly's quirky Leaning Pisa Pole mural near South Street became a beloved icon, sparking smiles and inspiring the community.

SpaceX has successfully launched the latest generation of its Starship rocket, in what is a crucial test of Elon Musk’s Mars ...

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 ...