The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Restoration <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Tower</strong>• A new restoration idea waspresented in the 1990s– Known as soil extraction, orsoil subsidence– Its goal was to excavate earthfrom beneath <strong>Tower</strong>’sfoundation on its northernside so that <strong>Tower</strong> would tiltback toward perpendicular• Idea was put into motionafter various tests on <strong>Tower</strong>itself and on soilunderneath its foundationhttp://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/ceonline02/0302feat.htmlhttp://torre.duomo.pisa.it/towersposters/english_version/2/sezione.gif