LEANING
TOWER OF PISA PROJECT
 The
leaning Tower of Pisa is a famous building in Pisa, Italy because
it does not stand straight up in the air. For the past several
years there has been a plan in place to straighten this tower.
Workers are now starting one of the last steps in this plan to
straighten the leaning Tower of Pisa.
The project began back in 1993 when lead blocks were placed around
the bottom of the leaning Tower of Pisa. These blocks are supposed
to help straighten the tower.
Then,
in 1998, steel "suspenders" were attached to the tower to help
prevent it from falling over while the lead blocks straightened
it.
So
far the plan is working, as the leaning Tower of Pisa is beginning
to straighten up! Workers are now slowly removing the lead blocks
that are attached to the base of the tower. So far three of the
96 blocks (each block weighs 10 tons), have been removed and the
tower is still standing!
It
should take about 18 months to safely remove all the lead blocks.
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