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How can we protect Leaning Tower of pisa?

ALSO READ : LEANING TOWER OF PISA    In 12th century Italy, a tower was under construction in the town of Pisa. The design was for a beautiful, free standing bell tower in the finest Romanesque style. But as construction of the third level began, something went wrong: the whole tower began to tilt. And by the time it was finished, everything was noticeably leaning to one side. Thankfully, the mistake was seen as charming by visitors. And eventually, it turned into a global icon and tourist attraction. But for the Civic Tower in Pavia, which was built around the same time, structural problems led to a fatal collapse in 1989. The next year, a team of Italian engineers was formed to prevent the same fate in Pisa while maintaining the tower’s iconic tilt.  For both buildings, the problem wasn’t just above the surface. It had to do with the support of the foundation underneath. And since modern structures can be many times larger, the stakes are much higher you definitely...
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What is Architecture ??

Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek arkhitekton "architect", from- "chief" and "creator") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

Architecture can mean:

  • A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures.
  • The art and science of designing buildings and non-building structures.
  • The style of design and method of construction of buildings and other physical structures.
  • A unifying or coherent form or structure.
  • Knowledge of art, science, technology, and humanity.

Philosophy of architecture:

The philosophy of architecture is a branch of philosophy of art, dealing with aesthetic value of architecture, its semantics and relations with development of culture.
Plato to Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Robert Venturi as well as many other philosophers and theoreticians, distinguish architecture from building, attributing the former to mental traits, and the latter to the divine or natural.
The Wittgenstein House is considered one of the most important examples of interactions between philosophy and architecture. Built by renowned Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, the house has been the subject of extensive research about the relationship between its stylistic features, Wittgenstein's personality, and his philosophy.

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