The tower, which owes its fame and popularity to its tilt, began to lean shortly after construction began in 1173 on sandy, shifting soil. "It is one of those great works that is unique in the world and will now be open again to the public." "Pisa isn't just a site, this is Italy's visiting card," Giovanni Puglisi, the secretary general of UNESCO in Italy, told Reuters. Its tilt, 4.5 metres (14 ft 9.1 in) from the vertical in 1990, has been reduced by 40.6 centimetres (15.98 inches). The work has cost $25 million and has involved the tower being propped back up.
A monument that is known around the world is finally open Pisa's Mayor Paolo Fontanelli said: "This is an extraordinary moment for Pisa and Italy and all of humanity. PISA, Italy - The leaning tower of Pisa has opened its doors to tourists for the first time in 12 years after work to reduce its tilt.Įngineers were called in to help salvage one of Italy's most famous monuments in 1990 after the tower began to lean too far.īut instead of visitor numbers of up to one million a day tourists will now be strictly limited to parties of 30 being allowed to climb the tower's 293 steps for 40 minute long guided tours.
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