The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a free standing bell tower of the cathedral of Pisa in Italy. The Tower is located behind the cathedral and is said to be the third oldest structure in Pisa. The tower was made to stand straight, however immediately after it was constructed, it started leaning towards the south east. This was due to a poorly laid foundation and a substrate that allows the foundation to favor one direction.
The total height of the tower is 186.27 feet from the ground towards the lower side and 186.02 feet on the higher side. Its wall width at the bottom is measured at over 13 feet and the walls are 8 feet thick at the top. The tower’s total weight is 14,500 metric tons and has 296 steps on the south side and 294 steps on the north facing side.
The Tower Of Pisa was built over a period spanning from 1173 to 1372 and was constructed in three different phases. It was in 1178 when the Leaning Tower of Pisa had three floors that the tower started to sink. The reason was that only a three meter foundation had been used upon unbalanced soil. Essentially, the design was flawed from the beginning. Construction was halted for almost a century as the city was in a continuous state of war. The soil eventually settled, otherwise, the tower was sure to topple over.
It is a beautiful historical place to visit.
How I wish I could visit this unique bell tower in Pisa Italy.
wow what a place this i wish to go to the top of this
I wish I could see how tall this is in person 🙂
COOL WHO BUITL IT?
im from italy im from genova its so beutiful ill show you that im from italy. ciao come stai iio bene e te me kla stop cavando bene qua!
Scary but cool
i hope it dosnt fall in 2012
COOL YET SCARY HOPE IT DON’T FALL IN 2012
If it falls , this is going to be a great trouble.
i wish i could go see it in person!!!!….i just hope it dont fall in the next couple of years sence it move over 0.5 inches!!!1
year!!!
if the tower did fall next year do you know how scary it would be
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im too interested in Italy
i wish it was not so far away i want to see it
when was this built andwhobuilt it??
I’m a Senior Editor in Publishing and it hurts your credibility when you have a sentence ( third sentence in paragraph 1 in the article) about why the tower leans, and explain it with…”a weekly laid foundation…” I quit right there. Weak writing….
WHO BUILT THE LEANING TOWER ANYWAY!!!??????? Shouldn’t that be in the artice???????????????????
wow this is so cool wish i could go seee. imadgine if it fell it could be the end of the world;):)
why does it leaning anyway?
I thought it was falling but no . So scary and beautiful
This is awesome, but the website should say when the other parts were built and who it was made by. I think they need more info. But other wise great presentation and I think this will inspire many others to come and vist the unique Leaning Tower Of Piza. Thank you for providing me with this information I can use it.
I need help I’m dong a research paper n school and I need some help with it can some one please help pleaseeeeeee!!!!!!
It will fall down in 20 years as it is leaning daily
NICE I LOVE THE BUILDING