Did anyone try to fix the Leaning Tower of Pisa to make it stop leaning?

Answer 1

Yes, although it has not been 'straightened', although supports have been placed to help prevent it leaning further. Because the tower was in serious danger of toppling completely by 1964, the Italian government asked for aid and advice to preserve it. It took many decades of consultation and preparatory efforts, but finally the tower was closed to the public in January 1990 for a period of about 11 years while corrective reconstruction and stabilisation work was done. The lean of the tower, which had become excessive, was corrected by removing 38 cubic metres of soil from underneath the raised end. It is expected that the tower will remain stable for another 300 years.