The Tower of Pisa, whose official name is Torre Pendente Di Pisa, has become one of the most tourist places of the world, but few are those who know the real story behind this popular building.
Its construction began on August 9, 1173 and began to lean as soon as its construction began. Its height is 55.7 to 55.8 meters from the base, weight is estimated at 14 thousand 700 tons and about 4 degrees inclination has led her to be around 4 meters uneven vertical.
It is considered, along with the Cathedral of the part, a jewel of Romanesque art while the government of Italian country has requested assistance several times to prevent its collapse, eliminating 70 tons of soil from their foundations, reinforcing to seal the interior walls, placing 630 tons of lead on the north side to counteract the thrust of the tower, trying to shore up side down with subsurface injection of liquid nitrogen and removing subsurface rocks, iron bars to place in place; however, none of them got the expected result.
Finally in 1999, the tower was stabilized by controlled from the ground on the north side and pushed back the tower to tilt it had in 1838 a complex monitoring system that allows the millimeter measurement was also installed removal structural behavior of the tower.
1. You know what the real function of this tower? Part of the Cathedral of Pisa is a bell tower. Inside there are 7 bells and is a building of 8 floors. (más…)
The city of Odessa is under the earth, and has a multi-level structure. In fact, the catacombs of Odessa is an entire underground city. Has avenues, streets, squares, alleys and dead ends. According to experts, the total length of 2,500 kilometers!!
When we talk about vacation, most would think on a heavenly beach with incredible swimming pools for lounging in the hot sun.
Currently, the pools have been so successful that designers and architects have sought a way to innovate and have done creating the Infinity Pools or infinity pools, which are characterized by its side seeks to disappear, vanishing and producing an effect visual water extending to the horizon to infinity, hence its name.
The possibilities for creating magic of these infinity pools are limitless, dare with all kinds of environments, mountains, big cities, cliffs, amazing beaches and all kinds of settings with which mimic getting a dreamy atmosphere.
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Robin Williams, a character who is torn between the sadness of his life and the smile that had to give the film camera. A face two colors in true Roman art, lived on the edge of tragedy and mask of a smile.
He was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago Illinois. He earned an Oscar for Best Actor in Good Will Hunting five Golden Globes. It was one of the favorite sons of Tinseltown, especially in comedy tapes, but also held roles in dramatic tones tapes.
It is known that during his life he had problems with drugs and alcohol, in addition to its strong preference for cocaine; coupled with the difficulties of depression that plagued him throughout his life and to whom they say, he sought help too late.
Williams was found dead at his home in Tiburon California on August 11, 2014, and confirmed that it was a suicide. The actor was hanged, police found a knife wounds to his wrists.
To remind Robin Williams as one of the best actors of Hollywood, we bring a selection of her best scenes, those considered to be the most sad and touching.
“No Internet, 3G, TV, supermarkets and pizza delivery to the office. The driver barely spoke English when I asked, wandering somewhere around Mandalay. The place is beautiful …”
When wildlife photographer Michael Roggo visited Kamchatka in Russia, had a mission: to photograph brown bears as they fish from a very close distance. With the help of an underwater camera mounted on a pole, Michael made a series of unique images.
By tradition, the last Sunday of July is celebrated in Russia the “Day of the Navy”, a common feast day for all those who have a relationship with the Navy. In the parks and on the streets of Moscow bloom vests, hats and berets.
Mud Festival on Daecheon Boreong beach, 150 kilometers southwest of Seoul. The annual mud festival aims to promote the use of mineral-rich mud for skin care and development of tourism in the region.
