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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. Piazza dei Miracoli - Wikipedia

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   Leaning Tower of Pisa, in 2009. The campanile (bell tower), commonly known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is located behind the cathedral. The last of the three major buildings on the piazza to be built, construction of the bell tower began in 1173 and took place in three stages over the course of 177 years, with the bell-chamber only added in 1372.

4. Pisa - Wikipedia

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   Pisa San Rossore links the city with Lucca (20 minutes north-east of Pisa) and Viareggio and is also reachable from Pisa Centrale. It is a minor railway station located near the Leaning Tower zone. There was another station called Pisa Aeroporto situated next to the Airport with services to Pisa Centrale and Florence.

5. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was once tilting dangerously ... - AOL

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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. Pisa Cathedral - Wikipedia

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   Detail of the facade of the cathedral. Pisa Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pisa), officially the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale di Santa Maria Assunta), is a medieval Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy, the oldest of the three structures in the plaza followed ...

7. Italy - Wikipedia

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   Location of Italy (dark green) ... is a country in Southern [12] and Western [13] [c] ... such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan ...