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People simply know about the world’s most popular leaning tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa. However, in addition to this Italian tower, there are some other incredible leaning towers like Capital Gate, Puerta De Europa and De Oldehove that do not stand perpendicular to the ground. Amazingly, these structures are not the result of design or construction errors and subsequent external influence.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records in June 2010, the Capital Gate of AbuDhabi is regarded as the world’s furthest leaning man-made tower ever constructed. This unique 35-storey structure is a mixed use skyscraper featuring a striking lean with a notable 18º incline to the west.

Capital Gate – AbuDhabi

Capital Gate – AbuDhabi

Another remarkable man-made leaning tower is La tour de Montréal of the Olympic Stadium of Quebec, Canada which was built as the main venue for 1975 Summer Olympics. This multi-purpose stadium is best known as the world’s tallest inclined tower with 175 meters tall.

Olympic Stadium – Canada

Olympic Stadium – Canada

The Puertade Europa Towers, located in Madrid, Spain, are peculiar twin office buildings. They are also known as the Gate of Europe or just Torres KIO in English. The first inclined skyscrapers in the world have 26 floors each and the height of 114 meters with an inclination of 15º.

Puerta De Europa – Spain

Puerta De Europa – Spain

Towers of Bologna, the second most prominent landmarks of the city of Bologna, Italy, were built between the 12th and 13th century for defensive purposes. The taller of the structure is the Asinelli Tower with the height of 97 meters and the smaller is the Garisenda Tower with the height of 48 meters.

Towers of Bologna – Italy

Towers of Bologna – Italy

De Oldehove, which was constructed in 1529 with mostly of bricks, is a leaning tower located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It is actually an unfinished church tower that leans even more than the popular Leaning Tower of Pisa.

De Oldehove – The Netherlands

De Oldehove – The Netherlands

Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-sized replica of the world’s most famous leaning tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was completed in 1934 and located in Illinois. The architecture attracts thousands of visitors every year.

Leaning Tower of Niles – USA

Huqiu Tower, an intriguing leaning tower located in the City of Suzhou, Jiangsu in China, is 47 meters tall and more than 1,000 years old. The 7-storey octagonal building made from blue bricks leans about 3º and has no staircase. It is also known as Yunyan Pagoda, Tiger Hill Pagoda and Yunyan Temple Tower.

Huqiu Tower – China

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