{"id":122429,"date":"2023-12-02T19:58:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122429"},"modified":"2023-12-02T19:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:58:53","slug":"fears-grow-that-italys-other-leaning-tower-is-about-to-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/fears-grow-that-italys-other-leaning-tower-is-about-to-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears grow that Italy’s other leaning tower is about to collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities have sealed off a leaning tower in Italy – and it is not in Pisa.<\/p>\n

Officials warn that the state of the 12th-century Garisenda Tower in Bologna is “highly critical”.<\/p>\n

Bologna City Council has warned residents and tourists that the tower is at serious risk of collapse.<\/p>\n

The medieval tower in the northern Italian town tilts at a four-degree angle – similar to the tilt of the leaning tower in Pisa.<\/p>\n

In response to the risk of potential falling debris, officials have started constructing a 5m (16ft) high barrier around the 47-metre-high (155ft) tower.<\/p>\n

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The barrier could cost the city up to \u20ac4.3m (\u00a33.7m) and crowdfunding has already been launched to pay for the restoration.<\/p>\n

The safety barrier is expected to be fully constructed by early next year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the tower and the plaza beneath it will remain closed to visitors for several years during extensive restoration.<\/p>\n

The council said the work being started “represents the first phase of making it safe”.<\/p>\n

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Metal rockfall nets will also be installed around the tower to protect the public.<\/p>\n

The city’s mayor, Matteo Lepore, has asked the government to petition to make the towers UNESCO World Heritage sites as a way to help cover restoration costs.<\/p>\n

The Garisenda Tower is one of two towers that dominate the Bologna skyline.<\/p>\n

The second tower, the Asinelli Tower, is twice the height but does not have as extreme a tilt.<\/p>\n

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