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The taller tower is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. The Asinelli Tower was built between 1109 and 1119 by the Asinelli family. At 97m tall, there are 498 steps inside. The Garisenda Tower is shorter at 47m and is known for its steep overhand due to subsidence of the foundations. In October ...
Italy races to stop leaning tower from collapsing. Sharon Braithwaite, CNN. March 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM. ... The 48-meter (158 feet) Garisenda tower was built in the 12th century, during a boom ...
The smaller tower with a greater lean is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited with having constructed the towers between 1109 and 1119. [2] Their construction may have been a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family.
The city on Friday announced 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) in works to shore up the Garisenda tower, one of the so-called Two Towers that look out over central Bologna, providing inspiration ...
Streets around the Garisenda – one of Bologna’s “twin towers” perched together in the city center – have been sealed off as scientists monitor the monument for evidence of the structure ...
Villa Mussolini is a seaside villa in Riccione, in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Built in 1892, [1] the original two-storey villa had thirteen rooms and a side-turret on its south side. [1] [2] [3] In 1934, it was purchased by Rachele Guidi, second wife of Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator.
1109 – Torre Asinelli (tower) built. [7] 1110 – Torre Garisenda (tower) built. [7] 1112 – Bologna becomes a free town. [9] 1167 – City joins Lombard League. [10] 1184 – Bologna Cathedral consecrated by Pope Lucius III. 1200 – Palazzo del Podestà built (approximate date). 1206 – Inner city fortifications. [7]
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