Professor Jamiolkowski and Professor Viggiani: a talk with the two engineers who saved the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Feb 10, 2015 623

"It can even incline five steps more without falling": the history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is full of anecdotes and legends, which come along with interesting researches and studies.

One of these stories, from which the quote has been taken, dates back to 1728: when Charles Louis de Secondat, the Baron de Montesquieu visited the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa during his staying as guest of the Medici's family, he got extremely fascinated by the leaning tower.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano

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