Lean on Me
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the duomo, both on the Field of Miracles, seen from the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (museum of the cathedral) in Pisa.
The cathedral (duomo) was built in Pisa after the city was involved in successful battles against the Saracens. Construction was begun in 1063, by Bushetto, and construction took place over the next century, with the consecration taking place in 1118.
The cathedral has the floorplan of a Latin cross and contains Arab and Byzantine elements in its construction, reflecting the naval dominance of Pisa at the time.
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.
Lean on Me
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the duomo, both on the Field of Miracles, seen from the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (museum of the cathedral) in Pisa.
The cathedral (duomo) was built in Pisa after the city was involved in successful battles against the Saracens. Construction was begun in 1063, by Bushetto, and construction took place over the next century, with the consecration taking place in 1118.
The cathedral has the floorplan of a Latin cross and contains Arab and Byzantine elements in its construction, reflecting the naval dominance of Pisa at the time.
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.