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The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens to the public as Italy continues to ease restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES
Visitors to Tianmashan Hill in Shanghai's Songjiang District are able to marvel at the Huzhu Pagoda, a thousand year old tower which leans at an angle of 7.1 degrees. By comparison, the Leaning Tower of Pisa now leans at about 4 degrees following restoration work, but even before the construction, it was only tilted at about 5.5 degrees. Built in 1079 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the 66 foot tall Huzhu Pagoda is said to tilt because it sits on two different surfaces, with one side built on bedrock and the other side built on stone ballast.
Did you know that The tower of Pisa is not the most tilted building in the world. It is in fact the German Church of Suurhusen tilted at over five Degrees.
Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower heading for the Manhattan criminal court as his hush-money trial opens in New York. Trump is going to court as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to re-take the White House. The scandal-plagued 77-year-old is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with adult film actress Stormy Daniels to shield his 2016 election campaign from adverse publicity. IMAGES
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