2007-01-31 01:41:29 · 22 answers · asked by Karen L 1 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Other - Italy
In 1990, an Italian government-appointed special commission determined that the tower was no longer safe for tourists, closed it off, and started devising ways to make the building safer. John Burland, a professor of soil mechanics, came up with the system of removing soil from the north side in order to make the building settle back into the ground and thus reduce the tilt. This worked and the tower was reopened to tourism in 2001.
2007-01-31 01:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by littlemomma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think anyone lives in the Leaning Tower of Pisa but someone may work there.
2007-01-31 09:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by aspaulding2008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i worked with your mom in the Leaning Tower of Pisa
2007-01-31 09:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ross R 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sadly, no. However, surrounding the tower there are like 500 merchants selling knick-knacks and making a killing off an architectural mistake.
2007-01-31 09:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by malingenie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone lied to you. i both work and live in the leaning tower of pizza. i sit there eating pizza all day long. the leaning tower of pisa is non existent. it is actually spelt pizza.
2007-01-31 09:52:45 · answer #5 · answered by xothebestox 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well..i used to live in it at last floor and i loved it...
but had few problems and i had to move out, ex others people living there woulnd't pay to add a lift (after shopping was really hard to reach the top with bags..), never found round closet,...
i couldn't live this way anymore... but I miss it
2007-02-01 06:00:43 · answer #6 · answered by --Flavia-- 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No....But years ago I walk up the spiral stars to top and, what a experience as it was leaning 13 feet at that time.....Mel....
2007-01-31 09:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by Melvin S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I work and live there. Everyday at 10:30 am I drop a lead weight to check if gravity still exists....FOUR!!!!
2007-01-31 09:48:52 · answer #8 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It only had tourists passing through when I was there many years ago. No.
2007-01-31 09:48:12 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to work there but changed jobs because due to health and safety fears
2007-01-31 09:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by KnOwLeDgE_iS_PoWeR 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋