Most leaning tower unintentionally tilted - Suurhusen, Germany
N 53° 24.808 E 007° 13.400
32U E 381914 N 5919737
Tower of the medieval church in Suurhusen, Eastern Frisia, got into the Guiness book of World Records. / Der Turm der mittelalterlichen Kirche in Suurhusen, Ostfriesland, steht im Guiness Buch der Rekorde.
Waymark Code: WMFMTZ
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 11/05/2012
Views: 27
Measured on 17th January 2007 this bell tower had the highest degree of tilt. It leans with an angle of inclination of 5.1939 degrees (corresponding to 2.47 m; 8 ft 1 in). The tower is unintentionally tilted and beated the tower of Pisa by 1.22 degrees. In 2010 the record of most leaning tower in general was broken by the Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi (intentionally tilted 18 degree).
Am 17.01.2007 wurde der Glockenturm vermessen und wurde zum am starksten geneigten Turm der Welt. Er hat eine Neigung von 5,1939 Grad bzw. einen Überhang von 2,47 Metern. Der Turm is unabsichtlich geneigt und schlägt damit den schiefen Turm von Pisa um 1,22 Grad Neigung. 2010 ging der Weltrekord für den schiefsten Turm der Welt an das Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi; hierbei handelt es sich jedoch um eine absichtlich gebaute Neigung von 18 Grad.
Date the Record Happened: 01/17/2007
Where did this record happen: Suurhusen
Who Broke this record: 2010 Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi got Most leaning tower intentionally tilted
Is there something to see here?: Yes
What is there to see here: Beautiful medieval church with leaning bell tower.
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