Leaning Tower of Pisa (A Non-Boring History Lesson)

After a 177 year long construction (a heck of a long time for a construction of a building) since the beginning in 1173, the Tower of Pisa began toppling over because the ground beneath it was sinking. (Whoops! Picked a great location, huh?)

Centuries and centuries passed by (along with a few wars, government changes and lots of monetary investments), the Italians were still trying to figure out a way to stabilize the Torre Pendente Di Pisa. Finally, they used cement injections in 2001that did the trick, but the Tower still leans about 4 degrees.

Presently, the town of Pisa attracts thousands and thousands of visitors each year just to see this infamous problematic Tower. What was Pisa's burden became Pisa's gold mine.

Hows that for a history lesson?

I spent a whole 2 hours in Pisa, walking across the whole town from the train station just to see the (strategically placed) Tower, made a few circles around it and walked all they way back to the train station.