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The taller one is called the Asinelli. The smaller tower with a greater lean is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited with having constructed the towers between 1109 and 1119. [2] Their construction may have been a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family.
The taller tower is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. The Asinelli Tower was built between 1109 and 1119 by the Asinelli family. At 97m tall, there are 498 steps inside. The Garisenda Tower is shorter at 47m and is known for its steep overhang due to subsidence of the foundations.
One of Bologna’s famous “twin towers” which dominate the city center, the 48-meter (158 feet) Garisenda was built in the 12th century when Bologna was a mini Manhattan, with dozens of towers ...
The Garisenda, seen next to the higher Asinelli tower, leans at a four-degree angle. - DeAgostini/Getty Images A biannual report, due to be submitted at the end of November, will be brought ...
The 48-meter (158 feet) Garisenda tower was built in the 12th century, during a boom period of the northern city’s history, but two centuries later it had already begun to tilt.
1109 – Torre Asinelli (tower) built. [7] 1110 – Torre Garisenda (tower) built. [7] 1112 – Bologna becomes a free town. [9] 1167 – City joins Lombard League. [10] 1184 – Bologna Cathedral consecrated by Pope Lucius III. 1200 – Palazzo del Podestà built (approximate date). 1206 – Inner city fortifications. [7]
Unipol Tower, at 127 m (417 ft), is the city's tallest building. In terms of total GDP, the Metropolitan City of Bologna generated a value of about €35 billion ($40.6 billion) in 2017, equivalent to €34,251 ($40,165) per capita, the third highest figure among Italian provinces (after Milan and Bolzano/Bozen ).
The Arengo tower of Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna; The campanile of Santo Stefano in Venice; Torre delle Milizie, Rome; The Two Towers (Asinelli and Garisenda towers in Bologna) The San Benedetto church and bell tower, Ferrera [6] The campanile of the parish church in Barbian, South Tyrol [7]