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Pisa no longer Europe’s most leaning tower

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments · life, news

Looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa is no longer the ‘leaningest’ tower in Europe!

Retired geometrician Jacob van Dijk has measured the 118-foot church tower of Walfridus in the Dutch town of Bedum and believes that it is now leaning more than the Tower of Pisa.
Pisa’s 183-foot tower has undergone restoration works and now tilts 4 m, less than previously.

The Walfridus tower leans 2.61 metres and Van Dijk argues that, if both building were the same height, Bedum’s church tower would out-tilt the Tower of Pisa by just over two inches.


The Walfridus church tower
Wikipedia link


The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Wikipedia has a good link - plenty of detailed background information
Geographic coordinates - 43°43′23″N, 10°23′47″E
Province - Pisa Neamani
District - Tuscany

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