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January 23, 2013
January 23, 2013
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Photograph by Luis Filipe Catarino, 4See/Redux
Pisa's famous Leaning Tower is one component in a lovely ensemble of medieval buildings, the Campo dei Miracoli. Begun in 1173, the cathedral campanile started to lean almost immediately, the result of weak sandy subsoil underpinning its foundations.
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