Leaning Tower of Pisa - The Reopen

Time: Saturday Dec 15, 2001

Place: Pisa, Italy

Details: After a decade of corrective reconstruction and stabilization efforts, the tower was reopened to the public on 15 December 2001 and was declared stable for at least another 300 years. In total, 70 metric tons (77 short tons) of soil were removed.

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