This is a list of leaning towers. A leaning tower is a tower which, either intentionally or unintentionally (due to errors in design, construction, or subsequent external influence such as unstable ground), does not stand perpendicular to the ground. The most famous example is the Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy.
According to economics reporter, Eric Lach, as he was reporting on the 1 Seaport building in 2025, "leaning towers are one of those problems . . . that modern societies think they've solved, or surpassed, despite all the evidence to the contrary". (daily newsletter)
Asia
China The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of Xi'an The Huzhu Pagoda of Tianma Mountain near Shanghai The Huqiu Tower in Suzhou, Jiangsu The deliberately tilted Iron Tower of Yuquan Temple, Hubei Qianwei's Leaning Tower in Suizhong County, Liaoning Baoguang Temple's pagoda: only the top levels are tilted
Hong Kong The pair of towers of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor
India Golden Pillar in Ettumanur temple The Leaning Temple of Huma, Sambalpur Ratneshwar Mahadev temple, Varanasi
Iraq The 12th century Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, destroyed in 2017, reconstructed in 2025
Malaysia The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan, a water/clock tower located in Teluk Intan, Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia.
Philippines Bombon Parish Church Bell Tower
Sri Lanka Altair, twin skyscraper complex in Colombo
UAE Capital Gate, skyscraper in Abu Dhabi
Europe
Belgium The Belfry of Bruges The tower of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Schelle The tower of the abbey church in Ninove
Czech Republic The tower of the Nanebevzetí Panny Marie church in Ústí nad Labem Church of Saint Peter of Alcantara in Karviná The Putna Tower at Michalovice Castle, most tilted structure in the world.
Estonia Karski Church in Karksi-Nuia Kiipsaare Lighthouse in Saaremaa
France La tour penchée, Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais
Germany
Oberkirche in Bad Frankenhausen The Metzgerturm in Ulm The Neuer Zollhof in Düsseldorf The Reichenturm in Bautzen Bell tower of The Leaning Tower of Gau-Weinheim (lean 5.4277° on 15 July 2022, greater than Suurhusen) The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen, Schiefer Turm von Suurhusen. at an angle which was according to Guinness World Records in 2007 the greatest for an unintentionally tilted tower The Leaning Tower of Dausenau (Schiefer Turm von Dausenau) (slightly further leaning than the Tower of Suurhusen, disqualified by Guinness World Records for being a ruin instead of a tower) The 14th-century bell tower of the Church of Our Dear Lady in Bad Frankenhausen The 13th-century tower in Kitzingen is distinctive for its crooked roof due to top floor being offset. This offset, due to town legend, was due to wine being used instead of water for the top floor during a serious drought.
Hungary Szécsény Firewatch Tower, leaning 3 degrees
Ireland
The Round Tower of Kilmacduagh Monastery in Gort, County Galway Bastioned fort, Passage East, County Waterford.
Italy
The Bellisario's Tower (Cerreto D'Esi, Ancona) The campanile (bell tower) of the Cathedral of Pisa (known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa), Pisa The campanile of Duomo di Portogruaro The campanile of San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice The campanile of San Martino church on the island of Burano, Venice The campanile of San Michele, Massino Visconti The campanile of the church of San Matteo in Molinella The campanile of San Michele degli Scalzi, Pisa The campanile of San Nicola, Pisa The Arengo tower of Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna The campanile of Santo Stefano in Venice Torre delle Milizie, Rome The Two Towers (Asinelli and Garisenda towers in Bologna) The San Benedetto church and bell tower, Ferrera The campanile of the parish church in Barbian, South Tyrol
Netherlands
The tower of the St. Walfriduskerk in Bedum The tower of the Oude Kerk in Delft The tower of the Grote Kerk of Dordrecht The Oldehove in Leeuwarden The tower in Miedum The Martinitoren in Groningen The tower of the Catharinakerk in Acquoy The tower of the Domkerk in De Lier The tower of the church in Loenen aan de Vecht The tower of Sint-Jan de Doper church in Waalwijk
North Macedonia Clock Tower in Prilep in North Macedonia
Poland The Krzywa Wieża (Leaning Tower) in Toruń The Krzywa Wieża (Leaning Tower) in Ząbkowice Śląskie The Baszta Sowia (Owl's Tower) in Pyrzyce
Romania The St. Margaret Evangelic church Tower in Mediaș The church tower of the Evangelic Church in Ruși-Slimnic
Russia The Demidov Tower in Nevyansk The Sobornaya Belltower in Solikamsk The Söyembikä Tower in Kazan Belltower of the Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin in Kungur Belltower of the Edoma Pogost near Arkhangelsk Belltower of the Church of All Saints in Moscow
Serbia Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Zvezdara municipality, Belgrade
Slovakia The tower of the Church of Saint Martin in Vrbové in Slovakia is known as the "Slovak Pisa". The Church of Saint George in Spišská Sobota The Clock Tower on SNP Square in Banská Bystrica
Spain Mudéjar Tower of San Pedro del los Francos, Catalayud, Aragon The demolished Leaning Tower of Zaragoza, was, while it existed, the most famous Spanish leaning tower. Demolished in 1892.Pictures of the tower: https://www.alamy.de/fotos-bilder/der-schiefe-turm-von-zaragoza.html?sortBy=relevant, April 29, 2025 Mudéjar Clock Tower of Ateca, Aragon Gate of Europe, two mutually inclined skyscrapers in Madrid The leaning bell tower of the Church of Our Lady of Assumption in Bujalance, Andalusia
Switzerland The Leaning Tower of St. Moritz, remaining bell tower of St. Mauritius Church (16th century) that was demolished in 1893.
Ukraine Belltower of Great Lavra in Kyiv Belltower of Saint Lawrence's Church in Zhovkva
United Kingdom 2 Adelaide St (multi-purpose building with Bank of Ireland as anchor tenant), Belfast, Northern Ireland The Albert Memorial Clock in Belfast, Northern Ireland Bateman's Tower in Brightlingsea, Essex, England The great tower of Bridgnorth Castle, in the town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England The southeast tower of Caerphilly Castle, Wales The spire of the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield The Greyfriars Tower in King's Lynn The tower of St Clement's Church in Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, England
North America
Canada The Olympic Stadium Tower, the tallest deliberately leaning tower, Montréal, Québec The Saint-Léonard Tower (and associated public market), Saint-Léonard, QuébecColumbani Architecte (in French) (demolished)
Mexico Puerto Morelos Lighthouse of 1946 on Riviera Maya in the state of Quintana Roo, leaning since 1967
United States
The Leaning Tower of Niles, in Niles, Illinois; a replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa The "Leaning Tower of Patchogue", a nickname given to the former PD Tower at the LIRR station in Patchogue, New York; it was demolished in 2006 The Leaning Tower of Britten, in Groom, Texas The Leaning Tower of Dallas in Dallas, Texas, a now demolished core of a 11-story building that remained erect but slightly leaning after a building demolition. 161 Maiden Lane under construction in New York City The Millennium Tower in San Francisco; an examination in 2016 showed the building had sunk 16 inches, with a two-inch tilt towards the north west The Ocean Tower (The Leaning Tower of South Padre Island), in South Padre Island, Texas (demolished) Sharps Island Light, 3 miles off the southern end of Tilghman Island, in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, has been leaning 15° since it was damaged by an ice floe in 1977 Haskell Road house, a house in Nevada City, CA with unusual foundation settling and/or compromised shear design.
Africa South Africa The clock tower on Cape Town's waterfront.
Oceania
Australia The Leaning Tower at the Gravity Discovery Centre in Gingin
New Zealand The Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch (demolished in 2012 after the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake) The Leaning Tower of Wanaka at the Puzzling World in Wānaka
See also
Inclined building Inclined tower Crooked spire
References
External links
Leaning Towers of China