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Leaning Tower of Pisa

Torre di Pisa
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UNESCO World Heritage - Cultural SitesHistorical ArchitecturesNighttime sightseeing
Open Opens at 09:00-18:00
Recommended sightseeing time:1 hour
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Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI, ItalyMap
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in the Pisa Cathedral in the central Italian city of Pisa, the church's independent bell tower. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a long-standing and legendary building known for its unique tilt angle, and the wooden tower of Yingxian in China and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, are known as the world's three major chittals. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built in 1173 and was built by Nano Pisano, originally designed to be vertically built. Due to unstable foundations and soft soil, the tower began to tilt southeast only a year after construction began. In 1178, the clock tower was built to the fourth floor, and the tilt became more obvious, so the work was forced to stop. In 1231, half a century later, in order to correct the tilted tower, the project began to be built in the opposite direction. In 1278, the clock tower was built to the seventh floor, and it was obvious that the tower was curved, and the top of the tower was prominent. In the centuries that followed, architects tried various methods to correct it, but the tower continued to tilt. In 1990, the leaning angle of the tower reached the maximum, and the top of the tower was prominent. Due to the large tilt angle, the tower was closed again and the center of gravity of the tower was adjusted by the "earth extraction method". In 2013, the leaning tower finally stopped the tilting trend. After professional measurement, the current tilt angle of the leaning tower of Pisa is 3.99 °, and the top of the tower is prominently grounded 4.5 meters.

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