Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy) - displaced horizontally 3.9 metres tower
Where is located Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Address of Leaning Tower of Pisa is Pisa, Italy
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When was built Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Built date of Leaning Tower of Pisa is 1174 - start of work on the construction of the belfry
1350 - completion of construction
Facts, informations and history of Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower is essentially a campanile, i.e. a cathedral belfry, part of a complex consisting of a cathedral, a bell tower, a baptistery and a cemetery.
The tower is 55 m high and is more than 4 meters deviated from the vertical because there is a gradual sliding of the ground on which the tower was erected. At the beginning of the 20th century deviation from the vertical was 4.3 m, currently it is 4.6 m.
The building was built on a circle plan. It has eight floors, together with a bell drum. The six middle floors are surrounded by openwork galleys, which are probably an expression of the influence of Byzantine or Muslim architecture. The testimony of Muslim influence is the outer borders of red and white marble.
The basement of the cathedral is adorned with a blind arcade gallery from outside, and on the graceful front facade you can see openwork arcade galleries rising up to the top. At the intersection of the naves, a beautiful dome was later added.
Galileusz reportedly used the Crooked Tower to one of his experiences, dropping various objects from the top.
Architect of Leaning Tower of Pisa
How many meters have Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Height of Leaning Tower of Pisa is 55 meters
Construction/building type
Building Leaning Tower of Pisa is of type Tower
Architectural style
Architectural style of Leaning Tower of Pisa is Roman style pizzas
What material is the building made of?
Leaning Tower of Pisa is made of the following materials: Stone
Other names
The building is also known by other common names or in the original language, i.e. Torre Pendente, Leaning Tower of Pisa
Is the building on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
The listing took place in the year 1990.
Details of the entry are available on the Unesco website at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/395bis/
Official website
The official website of the building, where up-to-date information can be found, is http://www.opapisa.it
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