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Why does the leaning tower of pisa lean?
The Leaning Tower Of Pisa was built on unsteady soil, which made itlean shortly after it's construction The foundation was off so when it was built it leaned to a side.They du…g the foundation 10 feet down, but didn't reach bedrock, andtherefore did not have a stable footing. It leans approximately 0.2more each year. As of the current, it leans about 17 feet now. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning because when they first builtit the floor wasn't stable and the bottom of the buildingcollapsed. Hope this answered your question:) The Tower of Pisa began leaning shortly after its construction. Theundersized foundation was improperly laid and the substrate onwhich that foundation was set down did not properly support it. Theground shifted and the tower began to lean and also to settle, andthis was after the foundation was laid and the first three floorswere erected. This was before the year 1200, and the tower stillstands (but with help). Wikipedia has more information, and a linkto their post can be found below. The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequatefoundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support thestructure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before thestructure was completed, and gradually increased until thestructure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) byefforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It started to slant when it was only half way built, as it is builton soft sand. For its entire life it has been maintained at a slantas a curiosity and tourist attraction. Because it was built on soft ground that squished a bit under theweight of the tower. It's leaning b/c one side squished more thanthe other. Because it's built partially on soft ground, and the weight of thestructure is causing one side to sink - therefore it leans. The tower began to sink after construction had progressed to thethird floor in 1178. This was due to a mere three-meter foundation,set in weak, unstable subsoil, a design that was flawed from thebeginning. Tower of Pisa leans sideways because it was built on unstablesoil. In 1173 construction started on the 180-foot bell tower,which is located in Pisa, a small town in the Italian province ofTuscany. The building began to lean as soon as the first threefloors were completed. Nevertheless, building continued and theseven-story structure was finished between 1360 and 1370. The towerleans a little bit more each year and was closed for repairs in1990, when it was leaning fourteen and one-half feet to oneside. Engineers worked to stabilize the foundation, straighteningthe tower only slightly to help prevent irreparable damage withouttaking away the uniqueness of the structure. er's characteristic angle has attracted thousands of visitors toPisa throughtages............................................................................. The Tower of Pisa leans sideways because it was built on unstablesoil. In 1173 construction started on the 180-foot bell tower,which is located in Pisa, a small town in the Italian province ofTuscany. The building began to lean as soon as the first threefloors were completed. Nevertheless, building continued and theseven-story structure was finished between 1360 and 1370. The towerleans a little bit more each year and was closed for repairs in1990, when it was leaning fourteen and one-half feet to one side.Engineers worked to stabilize the foundation, straightening thetower only slightly to help prevent irreparable damage withouttaking away the uniqueness of the structure. The tower'scharacteristic angle has attracted thousands of visitors to Pisathroughout the ages The leaning tower of pisa's leaning was due to not having a sturdyfoundation. If you want more information go to Wikipedia and typein the leaning tower of pisa. they've got exact weight, height,everything. (just about everything) The foundation on a soft soil made the Tower of Pisa to lean. Since the soil that the tower was built on was soft it caused oneside of the eaning tower to sink a few feet into the ground causingit to lean the way it still does today. The leaning tower of Pisa is not straight because it was built onsoft sand. The weight of the tower made it lean. It was built on clay, not stone. Therefore the foundations movewith the clay. One day the tower will fall. Something went wrong in the construction ( It was built on unsteadysoil ) The leaning tower of Pisa was leaning southwest from its verticallocation due to its poorly laid foundation and the soil benethwhich is saturated with water due to high underground water levels.Due to the weight of the tower all the water beneath squeezed outof its location due to the porous nature of soil, hence the toweris leaning.. the ground it was built on has began to erode and wash away and iscreating a void and the weight of the tower leans filling this void The towers tilt wasn't intentional , the construction happened in1173. When it was constructed the weight started to gain, andbecause it was on soft/inadequate soil it caused the tower to tilt.Leaving it in unsafe conditions -Faria because the architects messed up and put it on ground that is tosoft The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans due to the stability of the groundit was built on. Because of the ground it was built on. When the first three storieswere built, the structure started to sink in at one side.Construction was halted for 100 years, which allowed the ground tosettle and harden. The ground later supported four more storieswhen they were added to the tower. If the tower had been built inone go, it would have collapsed. Its foundations are weak and the tower suffered some subsidence. Some supports are in place but the tower is still sinking. When the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built, one of the sides was built on more fragile soil, so as they began constructing it, it started sinking into the ground. Now they keep a lot of weights on the stronger side to counterbalance the structure so it doesn't fall over. (MORE)