A half-scalo copy of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. Italy, is now nearing completion in a park near Chicago. The original 179 ft marble tower tipped because of faulty foundations, but engineers have provided solid ones for the model, and built it •of concrete. Except for this, the copy is accurate in every detail, When the model is finished, a modern, electrically-operated set of chimes will be installed in the top of the campanile and regularly sounded.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22101, 3 November 1933, Page 12
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