{"id":121043,"date":"2023-12-02T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=121043"},"modified":"2023-12-02T20:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:09:00","slug":"italys-iconic-leaning-tower-closed-off-over-fears-itll-collapse-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/italys-iconic-leaning-tower-closed-off-over-fears-itll-collapse-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy’s iconic Leaning Tower closed off over fears it’ll collapse soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourists and locals of the Italian city of Bologna have been warned that a 47 metre medieval tower could collapse.<\/p>\n

Tilting at an ominous four-degree angle the 12th Century Garisenda Tower has had authorities in a panic who have now sealed it off from the public. Work has now begun on constructing a 5m high barrier, with the city council branding the situation \u201chighly critical\u201d.<\/p>\n

Not quite as famous as its Pisa counterpart, the leaning tower is one of two towers that dominate the Bologna skyline. The 94m Asinelli Tower is twice the height and also leans, but not to the hair-raising extent of the Garisenda.<\/p>\n

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Sensors picked up the initial leaning problem in October, which saw the site immediately cordoned off after inspections revealed deterioration in the materials that make up the tower\u2019s base.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s council is now doubling down to preserve the Garisenda, launching what it calls a civil protection plan that \u201crepresents the first phase of making it safe\u201d. <\/p>\n

Metal rockfall nets are also set to be installed around the tower. These, along with the barrier, are hoped to protect surrounding buildings and people in the event of a collapse.<\/p>\n

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