Leaning Towers of Santos, Brazil
As it happens, leaning towers aren’t restricted to Italy. Unlike the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which serves primarily as a tourist attraction, the leaning towers of Santos, Brazil, are actually occupied by people who make their living in those buildings. These structures lean to one side because their foundations were hastily built into soft clay rather than dug deeper into the group, as would have been ideal under stricter building codes. While they may raise eyebrows, if there is ever an earthquake, these buildings could be disastrous.
Leaning Towers Of Santos, Brazil
The Hanging Houses of Cuenca, Spain
Although evidence of the Hanging Houses, also known as Las Casas Colgadas in Spanish, dates back to at least the 15th century, their etymology and historical development remain a mystery to historians. You have to admit that they blend in with the rock very well. There is now a restaurant and the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art located in the Hanging Houses. Probably not surprisingly, they are the most well-known structures in all of Cuenca.
The Hanging Houses Of Cuenca, Spain
