Authorities have started to build a 16ft barrier around the Garisenda Tower to collect debris after the city s council said the situation was highly critical .
Europe News: Garisenda Tower in Bologna, Italy, may collapse due to the breakdown of rocks and cracks in its bricks. The city council plans to install a 5m high me
Areas in close proximity to the iconic Leaning Tower called Garisenda Tower in Italy s Bologna have been evacuated over possible risks of collapse, reports suggest. The Garisenda tower in the historic city of Bologna, Italy, known for its significant tilt since the 12th century, is facing an alarming risk of collapse.
Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna, fearing its leaning could lead to collapse. The city on Friday announced 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) in works to shore up the Garisenda tower, one of the so-called Two Towers that look out over central Bologna, providing inspiration over the centuries to painters and poets and a lookout spot during conflicts. The Garisenda, the shorter of two towers built between 1109 and 1119, currently stands 48 meters (157 feet) feet to the Asinelli’s 97 meters (320 feet).
The iconic medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna is at the verge of collapse. The Garisenda Tower, one of the ‘two towers’ that dominate the skyline of Bologna, is at a highly critical stage. The city of Bologna is under high alert as the tower is close to fall