Pisa's Second Leaning Tower

More than 600 years after the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s , Italy's most famous monument was built, construction will start in June on a modern glass and steel building that will simulate a tilt with a trick of lighting.

The building, designed by architect Dante Oscar Benini, will house apartments and offices about three miles south-east of the real Leaning Tower. The new construction will be exactly as tall as the original monument – 189 feet.

“There is a sort of glass cover wrapping around the building which … together with natural and artificial light, makes the tower appear to be leaning,” Benini said.

Construction is expected to take two-and-a-half years, Bat an estimated cost of around £35million, the project also includes two smaller buildings in the same square.