Luckily, the tower survived, and its tilt has made it an Italian icon, attracting visitors from all over who flock to Pisa to see one of the greatest architectural oddities in the world. __________ By the late twentieth century, the angle of the tower’s tilt had reached an astonishing 5.5 degrees; in 1990, Italy’s government closed the tower to visitors and appointed a committee to find a way to save it. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence. Unfortunately, the tower’s tilt has steadily increased over the centuries, placing the structure in danger of collapse. Should the writer make this addition here?
A.
Yes, because it provides an important restatement of the main claim in the previous sentence.
B.
Yes, because it establishes an important shift in emphasis in the paragraph’s discussion about the tower’s tilt.
C.
No, because it interrupts the paragraph’s discussion with irrelevant information.
D.
No, because it repeats information that is already presented in the first paragraph.