Garisenda Tower - Bologna, Italy - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This plaque is placed on the wall of the building and it reads:

"Costruita tra la fine del XI secolo e l'inizio del XII, era alta in origine circa 60 metri; fu abbassata a 48 metri nella seconda metà del XIV secolo, per timori di crolli. Pende, con un fuori piombo di 3,22 metri, a causa d'un cedimento del terreno avvenuto durante la sua costruzione. Ad essa era addossata una chiesetta, demolita nel 1871. Il basamento in selenite risale al restauro del 1889."



English translation:
"Built between the end of the eleventh century and the beginning of the twelfth, it was originally about 60 meters high; it was lowered to 48 meters in the second half of the fourteenth century, for fear of collapse. It hangs, with an out of plumb of 3.22 meters, due to a subsidence of the ground occurred during its construction. A small church was attached to it, demolished in 1871. The selenite base dates back to the restoration in 1889."

Group that erected the marker: Cittá de Bologna URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna IT

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