Leaning Tower of Pisa

On our way to Florence, we stopped in Pisa to see the Leaning Tower.  I mean, we had to.  It's one of those iconic world landmarks, that everyone has to get their picture taken in front of.  The Leaning Tower has an interesting history.  Jogging from memory here from my Rick Steve's book, someone said to the original architect, "Is it just me, or does that look crooked?"  Little did they know, the land that they decided to build the tower on was not strong enough to support the weight of the tower, so it continued to sink.  It didn't really matter though because they continued to build before construction was halted after the third level.  Over the course of 177 years, several architects and builders tried to correct the issue to little avail.  Finally in the 90's after the tower was deemed unsafe, serious efforts were put into correcting the issue.  And thirty million dollars later,we have what the Leaning of Tower of Pisa is today, with the original 18 foot lean.  They say that the condition it is in, would be quite similar to when it was when originally built in the 12th Century.  Even better actually.  It's funny how the original architect's mistake, made this one of the world's greatest iconic landmarks.