- TIL that in World War II, the Allies suspected the Nazis of using the Leaning Tower of Pisa as an observation post. A US Army General was sent to evaluate the scenario but was so impressed by the beauty of the campanile that he refused to order an artillery strike in order to preserve it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leaning_tower_of_pisa#history_following_construction 25 comments italy
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