Torre pendente di Pisa

Also known as Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Year

1372

Architect

Bonanno Pisano

Type

building

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The Leaning Tower is the freestanding campanile of Pisa Cathedral, begun in 1173 on soft alluvial ground at the eastern end of Piazza del Duomo. Construction proceeded in three phases interrupted by Pisan wars, allowing the soil to consolid …

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