The city on Friday announced $4.7 million in works to shore up the Garisenda tower, one of the so-called Two Towers that look out over central Bologna, providing inspiration over the centuries to ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 13 - Bologna's famed leaning tower, the Garisenda, will be restored by the end of 2028, Mayor Matteo Lepore said Tuesday. This will be some five years after the alert that it ...

Discover the medieval charm of Bologna, Italy, through stunning drone footage. Soar above the iconic Two Towers, the sprawling Piazza Maggiore, and the ancient terracotta rooftops that define this ...

The 12th century Garisenda is one of Bologna's two towers, measuring 48 metres and standing next to the taller Asinelli (97 metres). It is a much loved landmark, mentioned in Dante Alighieri's ...

The Garisenda and Asinelli towers, known as the Two Towers, were built in the 12th century ... The Two Towers in Bologna, Italy. Photo: Getty.

In the heart of Bologna stand two medieval towers. Dante wrote about them in the Divine Comedy. There are plans to start a new bus route that would go right past them, but the heavy traffic would ...

The two towers were built between 1109 and 1119 by rival families, and are believed to have been a way to compete for power and status. The ground gave way soon after construction creating a tilt ...

In the Middle Ages, aristocratic and wealthy families built towers to show their power to competing residents, and many Italian cities, including Bologna, had dozens of them, including these two.

The Garisenda (left, tilted) and Asinelli (right) towers, Bologna, March 2017. Last fall, the Torre della Garisenda, a symbol of Bologna, sounded the alarm: It was in danger of collapsing.

The Garisenda Tower is one of two towers that dominate the skyline of Bologna. The other, the Asinelli Tower, is around twice the height and also leans, though not so dramatically, and is usually ...