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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.
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 ...
1150 - Santo Sepolcro church built (approximate date). [1] 1152 - Pisa Baptistery construction begins. [2] 1161 - Walls of Pisa built. [4] 1162 - Pisan territory expands. [4] 1167 - Flood. 1173 - Tower of Pisa construction begins. [2] 1187 - Papal election, December 1187 held at Pisa. 1228 - Conflict with the united forces of Florence and Lucca ...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is notable for its pronounced slant, but also because, despite that precarious state, it’s managed to stay standing through four or more significant earthquakes. An ...
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.