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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2013, 06:50:16 AM »

7. The Leaning Tower of Pisa - History's Most Beautiful Goof



We conclude this list with a nod to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a failure that turned out to also make it famous. Construction of the Tower began on August 9, 1173, led by architect Bonnano Pisano started off smoothly. But a few years later, when building the third tier, the tower began to tilt, due to its clay foundation. Construction was stopped off and on for literally hundreds of years. But something must have intrigued the Pisans, for they continued to build in spite of the flaw. It was finally completed in 199 years later in 1372 by a relative of Pisano. Surviving wars and gently defying gravity, the Tower still stands - or leans - as a beautiful testament to human ingenuity in spite of setbacks.

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