Bologna. Le Torri Carisenda e Asinelli

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The Azinelli Tower is located in the very center of Bologna, at the intersection of five streets, a stone's throw from the “heart” of Bologna - the Basilica of San Petronio. With a height of 97.2 m, the tower is the tallest building in the historic center of Bologna and the tallest of the “falling towers”. Even during construction, the tower began to deviate, and today this slope is 1.3 °, with an offset of 2.2 m in the upper part. And the neighboring Garisenda tower was shortened three times due to its 3 m slope, and today its height is 48 m. The slope of the two towers is due to the construction technology that was not followed during their construction. In the Middle Ages, among the wealthy families of Bologna there were tower construction is very popular. Researchers connect the construction of towers in Bologna with the period of the Struggle for investiture (the most significant conflict between the church and secular power in medieval Europe).