Tired of this situation, Giovanni organized
a plot to kill his cousin and to take his role
of king.
So, the following day he decided to put in
place the plot.
On a dark January night, Giovanni went in
the front of the tower and he waited until
Enrico and his butlers went to sleep. After
that, he tried to open the principal door,
but it was closed. So, he took a long and
strong rope and with all his power he
threw it into the king’s window.
Giovanni took a run and tried to climb the
rope, but he weighed so much that the
tower began to fall. Because of the noises,
Enrico woke up and he realized what was
happening in that moment. Immediately,
he called all the butlers, who managed to
resolve the situation.
They had a brilliant idea: the weight of
around ten butlers was equal to
Giovanni’s weight. So, they moved on the
left side of the tower to try to remedy the
situation by hanging on a rope attached to
the tower.
But the situation wasn’t completely
resolved, in fact Giovanni had succeeded
to tilt the tower to 12° but with Enrico’s
plan the inclination diminished to 4°.
Still today, the Pisa Tower is a leaning
tower and because of this feature, it’s one
of the main landmarks of Italy.
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