Engineers banged famous leaning tower of Pisa tower
Falling to 1173, returned to the position where it was as long ago as 1838. This is the result of an international team of 14 experts, invented method accuracy straightening towers, brilliantly realized Italians.The soil mechanics and engineers thought, as gently remove 70 tons of land for the northern part of the tower. Steel cables and 600-tonny lead versus helped keep the construction of the fall during excavation. The gradual dredging tower back by 45 centimetres closer to the vertical.
The ambitious project was completed on June 27 this year. At the same time, the tower otrestavrirovali, so that tourists can now better see the difference between marble and limestone layer structures. Until the end of August, the tower will illuminate at night.
And it will be open to the public until 11 pm. Remember 56-metrovaya tower deviated from the vertical position at 4.5 metres. "If we had not intervened, would tower collapsed between 2030 and 2040 years," said Salvatore Settis (Salvatore Settis), Chairman of the Salvation unique monument. It should be noted that attempts to straighten the tower has in the past, but they have not led to significant results on the same tower, only more sunk into the ground.
True to HIV and, thanks to the anchors and cables, the tower was stabilized by deleting further decline, but reversing engineers have only now.
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