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What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?
San Francisco’s Millennium Tower wasn’t supposed to lean—but by 2016, it had already sunk 16 inches and tilted over a foot.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous attractions in the world. Every year, millions of tourists visit the building to marvel not only at ...
Ever stopped at a red light and noticed something odd about the poles holding up the traffic lights? Look closer next time—many of them appear to hover just above the concrete, anchored by visible ...
Leo takes a look at the new cooling system from Raijintek - the weirdly named Scylla Elite CA360. In fact 'weird names' could be the topic of this video, as clearly a marketing chap in Raijintek seems ...
I’m getting loosey-goosey just talking to you about it.” Since the financial crisis, luxury residential skyscrapers have gone ...
Being an architect is no easy feat. They have the responsibility of creating buildings that are safe and up to … Continue ...
It opened during the Song Dynasty (959-961 AD), making it older than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which was completed in the 14th Century. Though it is constructed of stone, its design echoes the ...
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...
Use this dragonfly wind turbine to generate free electricity at home: This form of wind energy is completely novel. Small, ...
Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...
Its impressive design includes a Y-shaped floor plan with wings that spiral upwards. The soft, unstable ground beneath the medieval Leaning Tower of Pisa caused its foundation to settle askew ...
Today, you can marvel at the tower's external design from the square below ... Tuscany Day Trip from Florence: Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa and Lunch at a Winery (17865 reviews) Skip the line ...