Labels:dialog box | person | sky OCR: Leaning Tower of Pisa. Italy About the Leaning Tower The Leaning Tower was begun in 1174 as the bell tower for Pisa's cathedral. Long before it was comp leted beca: ime clear that the saft soil could not properly support the heavy structure Toda the white marble tawer leans 14.5 feet (4.4 m from the perpendicular Efforts continue, as they have for centuries t shore up the building- TOWER OF PISA FPisa became soft Today ular