Leaning Tower of Niles
The Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa located in Niles, Illinois, an inner suburb of Chicago. Designed by architect Albert L.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Payton Chung, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: replica tower of Pisa’s, in Niles, Illinois, United States
- Address: 6300 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wildwood Park and Hebrew Theological College.
Hebrew Theological College
College
Photo: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0.
The Hebrew Theological College, known colloquially as "Skokie Yeshiva" or HTC, is a yeshiva in Skokie, Illinois. Although the school's primary focus is the teaching of Torah and Jewish tradition, it is also a private university that is part of the Touro University System which hosts separate programs for men and women. Hebrew Theological College is situated 1¼ miles east of Leaning Tower of Niles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wildwood and Edison Park.
Wildwood
Neighborhood
Edison Park
Suburb
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Edison Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the northwest side of Chicago. It consists entirely of the Edison Park neighborhood, and is named after Thomas Alva Edison, who gave his blessing to this community namesake in 1890. Edison Park is situated 1½ miles west of Leaning Tower of Niles.
Niles
Photo: VNiles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located in the townships of Maine and Niles, directly neighboring Chicago's far northwest border. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,912. The current mayor of Niles is George Alpogianis.
Leaning Tower of Niles
- Categories: tower, replica, inclined tower, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.01242° or 42° 0′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.78406° or 87° 47′ 3″ westOpen location code
86JJ2668+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 24860820OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6509808
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Leaning Tower of Niles” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج نايلز المايل”
- Indonesian: “Menara miring niles”
- Indonesian: “Menara Miring Niles”
- Slovenian: “poševni stolp v Nilesu”
- Spanish: “Torre inclinada de Niles”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leaning Tower Plaza and Edgebrook Evangelical Free Church.
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