Pisa Tower vs Le Parc Tower

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa [?torre di ?pi?za]) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of this Italian city of Pisa, known globally for its almost four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third-oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), following the palace and the Pisa Baptistry. The height of this tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side.

The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 feet 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight, and it worsened through the completion of building in the 14th century. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which decreased the tilt to 3.97 degrees.

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Le Parc Tower is a high-rise Construction Situated in the block bounded by Avenida Cerviño, Gody Cruz, Demaria and Fray Justo Santamaria de Oro in the Area of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This luxury residential construction developed between 1991 and 1995 by RAGHSA SA was designed by Mario Roberto Álvarez and Associates. 51 floors and 158 meters (518 feet) tall, it was the tallest residential building in the nation between its completion in 1995 and the completion of the first of two El Faro towers in 2003.

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