Leaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Architect-Bonanno Pisano

Height-55.86m

Completed-1372

Height-57m

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the best architectural place in the world. They built the tower between the 12th and 14th centuries. A large number of people visited Pisa Town to see the tower of Pisa. It has leaned during construction. There are 8 floors in the tower. Over 5 million visitors come to Tower per year. Engineers expect the tower will stable for at least 200 years. In 1920 Tower foundation injected. After they are stable the foundation using cement. Until recent years tourists afraid to climb this tower. But now it is a famous place in Italy and most visitors come to see this wonder. 

Explore History

The Pisa tower name comes from Greek for ''marshy land''.In the 12th century, they knew mud, clay, and sand below the surface in this place. After, the architects believed a 3-meter foundation can stable this building. Unfortunately, the tower's one side was underground within 5 years. In the next centuries, engineers tried to solve this problem to address the lean. In 1838 engineers plan to make a walkway around the leaning tower of Pisa. During 1940-1945 engineers did some researchers. After that engineers found the curved tower's center of gravity point. In 1990, the Italian government used the best engineers to stabilize the leaning tower. They find the tower would topple it. In 1992 engineers make a tunnel below the tower and they remove 38 cubic meters of soil on the north side. After the tower was tilt about four degrees. The engineers had to solve this problem. Now it 55 meters tall and have degrees of vertical lean.

Best Places Near Pisa Tower

Arno river is near the Pisa tower there have colorful buildings. The tower is impressive and the grounds around here stunning and good for a stroll around. All gothic buildings like the piazza del campo have incredible architecture and it is the heart of Siena. And you can pay and visit the Torre del Mangia bell tower. The Siena has the most famous festival "ill paleo" and the city has 17 different districts and flags. Therefore the district has a colorful identity. Sometimes the district organized horse races around the square. In the summer season, thousands of people come here to get the experience. And you can travel also to Duomo Di Siena and see how the light from the sunset.