The tower of Pisa (popularly leaning tower or, in Pisa, the Tower) is the bell tower of the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in the famous Piazza del Duomo of which it is the most famous monument due to the characteristic slope, symbol of the city and among the iconic symbols of Italy.
It is a bell tower in its own right about 56 meters high (58.36 meters considering the foundation plan) built over two centuries, between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries.
With a mass of 14,453 tons, the curved line predominates, with rounds of blind arches and six floors of loggias.
The slope is due to a subsidence of the underlying land that occurred already in the early stages of construction.
Leaning tower of Pisa
Address: Piazza del Duomo,
Phone: 050 835011
Site:
http://www.opapisa.it/Location inserted by
Stefano Vigolo