Lean On Me
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Duomo in the Field of Miracles in Pisa.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre Pendente) was started in 1173 as the bell tower (campanile) for the neighbouring cathedral (Duomo).
It started to lean when the third storey was added in 1274 and various attempts were made between then and its completion to stop the lean. All they did was make it more and more banana shaped.
Galileo took full advantage of the lean of the tower to conduct his experiments into gravity on its overhang.
It kept leaning further and further and was shut down in the 1990s because it was unsafe. Engineers worked their magic though and managed to correct some of the lean and make it accessible once more.
The Field of Miracles (Campo dei Miracoli) – phrase coined by Gabriele D’Annunzio – is an area in Pisa that contains four of the most important religious buildings in the town.
Located on the north western edge of Pisa it contains the cathedral (Duomo), baptistery, the Camposant Cemetery and the world famous Leaning Tower (Torre Pendente).
It’s always rammed with tourists, but rightly so as the place is just plain amazing.
Lean On Me
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Duomo in the Field of Miracles in Pisa.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre Pendente) was started in 1173 as the bell tower (campanile) for the neighbouring cathedral (Duomo).
It started to lean when the third storey was added in 1274 and various attempts were made between then and its completion to stop the lean. All they did was make it more and more banana shaped.
Galileo took full advantage of the lean of the tower to conduct his experiments into gravity on its overhang.
It kept leaning further and further and was shut down in the 1990s because it was unsafe. Engineers worked their magic though and managed to correct some of the lean and make it accessible once more.
The Field of Miracles (Campo dei Miracoli) – phrase coined by Gabriele D’Annunzio – is an area in Pisa that contains four of the most important religious buildings in the town.
Located on the north western edge of Pisa it contains the cathedral (Duomo), baptistery, the Camposant Cemetery and the world famous Leaning Tower (Torre Pendente).
It’s always rammed with tourists, but rightly so as the place is just plain amazing.