How Do Foundations Defy Gravity? | How Did They Build That?
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the leaning tower is the Campanile II or belfry of a large complex of religious buildings including the great Cathedral the Baptist ring and an asura dating from the medieval period
the soil here is a soft clay highly compressible and sensitive to changes in groundwater level
the towers are both office blocks one occupied by one of Spain's major banks for me as an engineer these structures are simply unique
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