![]() Unfortunately, the building continued to settle, sometimes at an alarming rate. Engineers tried to make another adjustment, this time in the fifth story, only to have their work interrupted once again in 1278 with just seven stories completed. Soil under the foundation continued to subside unevenly, and by the time work resumed in 1272, the tower tilted to the south - the direction it still leans today. The tower sat unfinished for nearly 100 years, but it wasn't done moving. ![]()
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