Here is another article on the lean of London’s Big Ben clock tower. According to Professor John Burland of Imperial College, it would take 10,000 years for the tower to match the lean of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tilt is very minor at 0.26 degrees from vertical , and has not changed since the initial announcement was made in October of 2011. [Source: BBC News. Image: BBC Illustration]
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