- The Leaning Tower of Pisa located Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. It was first constructed in 1174, and then abandoned for 90 years because it started to lean.
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower located the Italian city of Pisa. It is located behind the Cathedral and is among the oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square.
- The leaning Tower of Pisa is located behind the Cathedral complex called the Piazza dei Miracoli meaning Field of Miracles. This building usually stirs the imagination of ever person who comes across it, both young and old.
- The tower of Pisa is leaning to one side because the location where the tower was built has very soft soil which resulted in the tower, which had a mere 3 metre deep foundation, tilting to a one side. The tower of Pisa has 207 columns ranged around eight stories.
- It is a tall bell tower of the cathedral in Pisa (Italy). The tower is located at the back of the Cathedral and it is the third oldest building in Piazza del Duomo. It follows the Cathedral and the Baptistery with a height of 55.86 m.
- The leaning tower of Pisa was constructed with limestone and lime mortar. The exterior part of the tower is covered using marble. The tower located in Pisa, Italy, and it is famous just because it leans. It was however closed to the public in 1990 due to fears that it might fall.
(BONANNO PISANO)
- It is considered that the architects and
engineers who designed the leaning Tower of Pisa are: Bonanno
Pisano, Gherardo di Gherardo, Giovanni Pisano, Giovanni di
Simone The first phase of Pisa Tower's construction
is attributed to Bonanno Pisano or Gherardo di Gherardo.
Giovanni Pisano and Giovanni di Simone continued the second phase of the building. Tommaso Pisano finished the tower's construction.
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