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  2. Leaning Tower of Pisa - Wikipedia

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    The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: torre pendente di Pisa [ˈtorre penˈdɛnte di ˈpiːza,-ˈpiːsa] [1]), or simply the Tower of Pisa (torre di Pisa), is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation.

  3. Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of the antiquated view and the outcome of the experiment (size of the spheres represent their masses, not their volumes) Between 1589 and 1592, [1] the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (then professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa) is said to have dropped "unequal weights of the same material" from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that their time of descent was ...

  4. Pisan Romanesque style - Wikipedia

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    The Pisan Romanesque style had sprung into popularity, "as if by magic", on a location in Pisa that later became known as Piazza dei Miracoli. In a succession, the Pisa Cathedral (Duomo), Pisa Baptistery, the bell tower (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa), Camposanto Monumentale di Pisa were erected there. [1]

  5. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was once tilting dangerously. Today ...

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    The Tower of Pisa’s first foundation stone was laid on August 9, 1173, “thanks to the donation of 60 coins made by a widow named Berta, for the construction of the bell tower of our cathedral ...

  6. ‘Leaning tower’ in Italy closed off amid subsidence fears

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    The 48-meter (158 feet) tower was built in the 12th century when Bologna was a mini Manhattan, with dozens of towers reaching towards the sky, each built by local families trying to construct ...

  7. Engineers solve the mystery of the still-standing Leaning ...

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    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is notable for its pronounced slant, but also because, despite that precarious state, it’s managed to stay standing through four or more significant earthquakes. An ...

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