https://www.pitara.com/tags/leaning-tower/Recent content in Leaning Tower on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-straightened-leaning-tower-of-pisa/Tue, 25 Jun 2002 00:48:42 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-straightened-leaning-tower-of-pisa/<p>You must have heard about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In 1990, the tower was made off limits when engineers pointed out that the weight of people climbing the spiral steps could increase the inclination of the tower, and topple it eventually. After some 11 years of restoration work, a &lsquo;straightened&rsquo; Leaning Tower was opened again to the public in November 2001.</p> <p><strong>Why does the tower lean?</strong></p> <p>The tower is actually the belfry (tower from which a bell is hung) of the Pisa Cathedral, which stands alongside. The construction of the cathedral began way back in 1064 and completed by the 12th centiry, while work on the tower began later in 1173 and was finally completed as late as the 14th century!</p>