About an hour east of Venice is Portogruaro – a beautiful town with its very own leaning tower.  I had just finished reading “Why Buildings Fall Down” by M. Levy and M. Salvadori and came upon this tower that has sunk on one corner.

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Tower leaning towards its right, front corner (the palm trees are straight)
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The opposite (diagonal) corner almost level with the ground
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Seen from the other side. Note steel brace about 2/3 up between buildings.

 

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A possible explanation as related to the Leaning Tower of Pisa from “Why Buildings Fall Down”
The opposite (diagonal) corner almost level with the ground
The opposite (diagonal) corner almost level with the ground