Leaning tower cordoned off in Bologna amid collapse fears

Leaning tower cordoned off in Bologna amid collapse fears
The Garisenda medieval tower (Michele Nucci, Lapresse Via AP)

Officials have secured the area around a 12th century tower in the Italian city of Bologna, fearing its leaning could lead to a collapse.

The city announced 4.3 million euros (£3.7 million) in works to shore up the Garisenda tower, one of the so-called Two Towers that look out over central Bologna, providing inspiration over the centuries to painters and poets and a lookout spot during conflicts.

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