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1000 Year Old Leaning Tower In Bologna About To Collapse

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We have wacky Italian news. A historic landmark in Bologna, Italy is currently closed to the public as the city fears it may soon collapse. Known as one of the city’s Two Leaning Towers, the Garisenda tower is in danger of collapsing due to the deterioration of materials at the base of its structure. In comparison to Italy’s other famous Leaning Tower, in Pisa, which is angled at five degrees, the Garisenda tower is currently at a slant of four degrees. For more on this story, we turn to our roving Italian correspondent who’s coming to us live from Bologna.

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