WORLD IN BRIEF : ITALY : Pisa’s Leaning Tower Has Stopped Tilting
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has stopped its leaning, for the moment. About 780 tons of lead placed at the base as a counterweight have halted the tower’s tilting, according to the University of Pisa. The blocks of lead have been added to the tower’s side since 1993, with the final 180 tons attached in the past week. Antonio Lazzarini, director of Pisa’s historic society, said measurements show that the 180-foot tower has now reached equilibrium. The tower, which dates to 1173, tilts because the ground beneath it shifts. It leans about 13 feet off the perpendicular.
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