Leaning Tower
A leaning tower is a tower which, either intentionally, due to errors in design, construction or to subsequent external influence, does not stand perpendicular to the ground.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Baroque Churches | The bell tower of the Sta. Maria Church | |
| Belfries | The belfry of Bruges is 83 meters high and leans slightly (87 centimeters towards Wollestraat). In the 13th century, the tower started to lean in a south-easterly direction, perhaps as a result of a filled in watercourse. A westward correction was applied to the elevation of the tower. To prevent further sagging, the corners of the tower were reinforced in 1554 with heavy pillars. (Dutch Wikipedia) | |
| Brugge | The belfry of Bruges is 83 meters high and leans slightly (87 centimeters towards Wollestraat). In the 13th century, the tower started to lean in a south-easterly direction, perhaps as a result of a filled in watercourse. A westward correction was applied to the elevation of the tower. To prevent further sagging, the corners of the tower were reinforced in 1554 with heavy pillars. | |
| Kazan Kremlin | Söyembikä Tower | |
| Lübeck | Holsentor | |
| Minaret of Jam | "The tower has started to lean, but stabilisation work is in progress to halt this danger." (Wiki) | |
| Modena | Torre Civica | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | ||
| Rome | Torre delle Milizie | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse: "The bell tower is slightly inclined towards the west direction, which is why from certain standpoints the bell tower roof, whose axis is perpendicular to the ground, appears to be inclined to the tower itself." | |
| Taj Mahal | ||
| The Porticoes of Bologna | Torre degli Asinelli (as part of Strada Maggiore_Component 10) | |
| Torun | Krzywa Wieża w Toruniu | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | The Campanile of San Martino church on the island of Burano, the Campanile of San Giorgio dei Greci |
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