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What European capital has a name glued together from the names of two former cities?

The city of Budapest, now the capital of Hungary, was formed in 1873 by combining the city of Pest (on the left bank of the Danube) with the cities of Buda and Obuda (on the right bank of the Danube). The name of the new city was obtained by a simple merger of these names.

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Why is the Leaning Tower of Pisa falling?

If the tower in the city of Pisa didn't even "fall", it would still be an absolute miracle. It is built entirely of white marble. The walls at the base are four meters thick. The tower has 8 floors, it reaches a height of 54,5 meters, which is equal to the height of a 15-story building. A staircase built into the wall, consisting of 300 steps, leads to the top. By the way, those who climb this staircase to the very top observe an amazing panorama of the city and the sea.

The upper part of the tower deviated from the vertical by 5 meters. In other words, she "bent over." If you stand on top of the tower and throw a stone, it will fall 5 meters from the base of the tower. Why is she falling? Nobody knows the exact answer to this question. Of course, when it was built, they did not want it to "fall" at all.

She was supposed to stand up straight. It was supposed to become the bell tower of the cathedral, which was located nearby. It began to be built in 1174, and construction was completed in 1350. The foundation of the tower is on the sand. Perhaps this is what caused the "fall" of the tower. But she didn't start falling right away. It started when three floors, or three galleries, had already been built. The project was slightly changed, and the building was "straightened". But it did not help. Over the past 100 years, the tower has deviated by 0,3 meters. Engineers believe that the tower is correctly called "falling" because they are sure that it will fall anyway.

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