Some reinforced concrete pieces have detached from the top of St. Mark's bell tower in Venice. The material, dating back to 1902, considered revolutionary for its time, was used in the reconstruction of the structure on the internal framework of the tower's spire. However, the phenomenon currently does not raise concerns. "There are no immediate or medium-term dangers," reported architect Mario Piana, chief of the Procuratorate of St. Mark's, "but we want to gather all the necessary information to design a consolidation intervention that secures that reinforced concrete for another 100 years, made at the beginning of the twentieth century." The collapse was reported by the newspaper Il Gazzettino. A specialized investigation into the condition of the spire has been entrusted to the Vitaliani Studio, and maintenance of the bell tower also includes checks on the tower's foundations, which had already been reinforced with titanium inserts a dozen years ago, and instrumentation to monitor movements, with results deemed "reassuring."
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