NOVA - Season 27 Episode 1 : Fall of the Leaning Tower

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NOVA - Season 27 Episode 1 : Fall of the Leaning Tower
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Title:NOVA - Season 27 Episode 1 : Fall of the Leaning Tower
Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 1999-10-05
Season Number: 27
Episodes Number: 1
Guest Stars: Hal Linden (Narrator)
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Overview
Even before it was finished 800 years ago, the Leaning Tower of Pisa - a masterpiece of medieval architecture - began to topple, shaken by earthquakes and sinking slowly into the unstable soil. Today, the top hangs just 16 feet over the base and collapse seems imminent. NOVA follows a decade-long search for a solution to correct the lean and save the unique building. State-of-the-art computer models, ingenious experiments with models and a string of near-disasters eventually push an international committee of prominent engineers and architects into an 11th-hour decision. A suspenseful tale of engineering hopes and frustrations, the program is both high comedy and a hands-on engineering adventure, guiding viewers into the minds of daring medieval architects and their ingenious modern successors.
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