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Giovanni di Simone

Italian engineer

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

In Leaning Tower of Pisa
Giovanni di Simone, the engineer in charge when construction resumed, sought to compensate for the lean by making the new stories slightly taller on the short side, but the extra masonry caused the structure to sink still further. The project was plagued with interruptions, as…
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