Leaning Tower of Niles | Niles, IL
Client: The Village of Niles
Consultant: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Assignment: Tower Restoration & Coating
Duration: 1 Years
Project Value: $600,000
The City of Niles, IL asked DIS to restore the concrete for this scale replica of the Italian Leaning Tower. The project included repairs to all of the cast in place structure and slabs as well as casting and replacing ornate façade pieces. DIS removed and modeled items from the original façade, then made molds from the models and cast replacement pieces. New castings were installed and the building was recoated in its entirety.