text: if you are facing the leaning tower of pisa, in which direction does it lean? n, e. s, w? i was told it leans north. looking at it, it looks like it is leaning to the right, which would be east. if it is indeed leaning north, does this mean it is leaning backwards?   t/y wouldn't it depend where you are standing? in a picture taken from on angle it is leaning to the right, but what if i went around to the other side and took a picture, it would be the left. i've been there, but don't remember which direction it was facing.