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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.
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.
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.
The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence. As it celebrates its 850th birthday, experts now say its ...
The Pisa Baptistery of St. John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical building in Pisa, Italy.Construction started in 1152 to replace an older baptistery, and when it was completed in 1363, it became the second building, in chronological order, in the Piazza dei Miracoli, near the Duomo di Pisa and the cathedral's free-standing campanile, the famous Leaning ...
The original tower was located on the right side of the present building. Gualandi was the name of a Pisan family that owned the tower in the 13th century. Palazzo dell'Orologio. Ugolino della Gherardesca, his sons and two grandsons were immured in the tower and starved to death in the 13th century.
The Run to the Tower is a 12-kilometer (7.456 miles) run from the front gate of Camp Darby to the Leaning Tower of Pisa which takes place annually in Italy. References [ edit ]
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