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The Garisenda Tower today has a height of 48 metres (157 feet), with an overhang of 3.2 metres (10 ft). Initially, it was approximately 60 metres (about 200 feet) high, but had to be lowered in the 14th century due to a yielding of the ground which left it slanting and dangerous. [ 5 ]
One of Bologna’s famous “twin towers” which dominate the city center, the 48-meter (158 feet) Garisenda was built in the 12th century when Bologna was a mini Manhattan, with dozens of towers ...
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The works come after Lucia Borgonzoni, an undersecretary for Italy’s ministry of culture representing the right-wing Northern League, set alarm bells ringing about the tower’s safety.
He helped in the restoration of the Casa Vecchietti (1883); Casa Gradi (1884); the House of the Carracci; casa della Garisenda; the church of San Michele in Bosco (refacing the cupola of the bell-tower, 1890); the Castle of S. Martino sopra Zena, the church of San Marone a Porto Civitanova, the facade of the palazzo comunale of Vergato.
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 ...
First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, [2] Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at Via Port'Alba 18. [3] [4] The restaurant replaced street vendors who would make pizza in wood-fired ovens and bring it onto the street, keeping it warm in small tin stoves they balanced on their head. [3]
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