the Italian government closes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sparking outrage by Pisan officials, who fear the loss of tourist revenue and the resulting impact on the local economy. The closure was ...

Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, together with the whole of Pisa's Piazza del Duomo, the tower is a fundamental example of the Romanesque style, in particular Pisan Romanesque ...

First established around 200 B.C., the seaport enjoyed centuries of dominance in Mediterranean trade, but around 1000 C.E.—some 300 years before construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa was ...