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Project Name: Pisa Tower Restoration
Location: Pisa, Italy
Project Start Date: 1991
Expected Finish Date: 2001
Expected Cost: About 25 million USD
Description:

The leaning Tower of Pisa, closed for repairs for more than 10 years, costs $25 million in restoration.
Links:

NOVA: Fall of the Leaning Tower

ENDEX: Leaning Tower of Pisa - Phases of Renovation

Engineers Australia: Major engineering effort saves the Tower of Pisa

ASCE Civil Engineering Magazine: Preserving Pisa's Treasure

ENR: Tower Straightening Work Proceeds

ENR: Soil Extraction Saves Teetering Tower of Pisa

BBC: Bid to save Leaning Tower of Pisa

BBC: Saving the Leaning Tower

BBC: Pisa's steps to recovery

BBC: Leaning Tower of Pisa nears reopening

CNN: Pisa tower to lean less

CNN: Tower of Pisa gets a new lean on life

CNN: Pisa to re-open -- with less lean

CNN: Pisa tower gets 300-year guarantee

Smithsonian Magazine: The Leaning Tower Straightens Up

Yahoo!: Experts Toast Pisa Tower Renovation

Ananova: Engineers 'terrified' over risks to leaning tower

Great Buildings Online: Cathedral of Pisa

Evaluation of the Preservation Plans for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

An Engineering Disaster, A Societal Triumph

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

A Degree Dissertation

Stories: History, Documents, Press Cuttings, and Comments

The history of Pisa

Amazon Book: The Tower of Pisa (Building History Series)