Current:Home > FinanceItalian city of Bologna braces for collapse of leaning Garisenda Tower-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Italian city of Bologna braces for collapse of leaning Garisenda Tower
View Date:2024-12-23 18:48:57
The Italian city of Bologna is preparing for one of its iconic towers, built more than 900 years ago, to collapse due to excessive leaning.
The Tower of Garisenda, twinned by the nearby Asinelli Tower, is one of Bologna's hallmark sights, standing at just over 150 feet tall. But it has been leaning since at least the 14th century when the top 32 feet of the building were removed in an attempt to stabilize it.
The tower is currently leaning at an angle of 4 degrees, slightly less steep than the famous Tower of Pisa's 5 degrees. Local authorities have carried out extensive work to maintain the integrity of the tower over the years.
In October, the local authorities decided to fence off the area surrounding the tower for the safety of the public and build a structure to protect other buildings in the event the tower does collapse.
"A new report by experts states the tower is at great risk of falling, so we need to be ready for every eventuality," a city spokesman told London's The Times.
Experts have had concerns about the integrity of the tower since 2022, according to local media. But it wasn't until October 2023 that sensor readings, which measure the movements of the ancient towers, triggered alarms and forced the urgent shutdown of the area around the tower, with traffic on the roads around it temporarily halted.
There appears to be no clear consensus on when the tower will collapse, whether in the near or distant future.
- In:
- Italy
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
- Israeli couple who were killed protecting their twin babies from Hamas gunmen were heroes, family says
- Biden postpones trip to Colorado to discuss domestic agenda as Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
- Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris leaves field in ambulance after suffering neck injury in Giants game
- ONA Community Introduce
- Hackers attack Guatemalan government webpages in support of pro-democracy protests
- Israeli couple who were killed protecting their twin babies from Hamas gunmen were heroes, family says
- Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
- Will Reeve, son of Christopher Reeve, gets engaged to girlfriend Amanda Dubin
- What did Saturday's solar eclipse look like? Photos show a 'ring of fire' in the sky.
Ranking
- Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son’s body decomposed
- 5 Israelis plead not guilty to charges of raping a British woman in a Cyprus hotel room
- Russia waging major new offensive in eastern Ukraine, biggest since last winter
- Buffalo Bills hang on -- barely -- in a 14-9 win over the New York Giants
- 'The Penguin' spoilers! Colin Farrell spills on that 'dark' finale episode
- Pakistani forces clash with militants and kill 6 fighters during a raid in the northwest
- Kenyan Facebook moderators accuse Meta of not negotiating sincerely
- LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees
Recommendation
-
Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
-
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Oregon-Washington embrace 4-down football; Resetting the Heisman Trophy race
-
Miles Morales and Peter Parker pack an emotional punch in 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2'
-
Kenyan Facebook moderators accuse Meta of not negotiating sincerely
-
South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
-
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi's Romance Is a Love Song
-
Suzanne Somers Dead at 76: Barry Manilow, Khloe Kardashian and More Pay Tribute
-
Healthcare workers in California minimum wage to rise to $25 per hour