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Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre Pendente di Pisa)

Closest Hotels to Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre Pendente di Pisa):
Piazza Arcivescovado 2, 56126
0.083 Miles
Via C. Maffi 42 Piazza Duomo, 56126
0.099 Miles
Lungomare Stati Uniti 2, Arenzano, 16011
0.124 Miles
Via S.Maria 94, 56126
0.124 Miles
 
 




Constructed in 1174, at a time when the Pisans were enjoying an era of military success, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, located in Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) is famous not only because of its striking beauty but also because of its awkward geometry. It served as the bell tower of the equally impressive Cattedrale (Cathedral) and Battistero (Baptistry), and, as a result of the poor swampy soil beneath, has leaned almost since construction first started. Today, one side is five metres (16ft) closer to the ground than the other. Galileo used the tower for experiments to prove his theory of motion whilst he was chair of mathematics at the Università di Pisa (Pisa University) in 1589.
Air: Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport. Rail: Train: Pisa Centrale Station. Road: Car: A12 (from Genoa and the north); A11 (from Florence).

Contact Addresses

Opera della Primaziale Pisana, Via B Croce 26, 56125 Pisa, Italy
Tel: (050) 560 547
Website: http://torre.duomo.pisa.it or www.pisae.it

Location

Italy
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