I’m getting loosey-goosey just talking to you about it.” Since the financial crisis, luxury residential skyscrapers have gone ...

Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers laid its first foundation stones. In the 800 years since ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands on a special foundation. It’s made of clay, sand, and shells. This mix has made the tower tilt by about 5.5 degrees. Soft soil usually causes problems for buildings.

A luxury skyscraper dream in the heart of Manhattan has turned into a structural nightmare which is “shaped like a banana.” ...

Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun. Each day, hordes of visitors come to the small northwestern Tuscan town of Pisa to take pictures "propping up" its tower. Some do it ...

From the daily newsletter: reporting on a luxury-condo fiasco. Plus: John Cassidy on tariffs and trade wars; the ...

Thinking of Italy's Pisa instantly conjures the image of its leaning tower – the famous, centuries-old architectural marvel that has mesmerized onlookers and remains a tourist attraction today.

Have you ever wondered if the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a catastrophe waiting to happen? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze explains how architects and engineers spent the ...

When we talk about buildings that tilt captivatingly, you might immediately think of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. But there are lots of buildings that slope, some quite alarmingly ...

Workers pour a temporary concrete ring around the base of the tower to serve as a foundation upon which ... officials will hopefully leave the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaning safely for centuries ...