The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built as a bell tower for the Pisa Cathedral, <I>left.</I> The tower, constructed from 1173 to about 1370, leans because its foundation lies on a layer of unstable subsoil made up of a mixture of sand, clay, and water.
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