Pisa tower italics

Pisa tower italics (in Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or commonly referred to as The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is a bell tower of a cathedral in the city of Pisa, Italy. Tower is located behind the cathedral and is the third structure in the Campo dei Miracoli (miracle) Pisa.

Although the plan originally built vertically, the tower began to careen toward the southeast soon after the construction in the year 1173, as the foundation that is not perfect.

From the high tower is 55.86 km from the surface at the lowest, and 56.70 m at the highest side. The width of the base is 4.09 m and the peak width is 2.48 m. Weight of the tower is estimated at 14,500 tons and has a 294 round.

Construction of the Pisa Tower, built in three phases, which take about 200 years. Construction of white marble on the floor the first starts on 9 August 1173, the military glory and prosperity Italy. The first floor is surrounded by pillars and although some might be awry, but still hold for centuries.

There is controversy about the identity of the architect who built Italic Menara Pisa. Over the years, the design is believed to be made by Guglielmo and Bonanno Pisano, a local artist in the famous 12-century, with the famous paper perunggunya, particularly his work on the Pisa Duomo.

Bonanno Pisano left Pisa in 1185 and moved to Monreale, Sicilia, but then come back and died in the land of birth. Makamnya found in the tower base in the year 1820.

Tower is the first time after the sloping floor, built in the third year in 1178, as the foundation amblasnya three meters deep, the effects of ground movement. This means that the design of the tower has been disabled since the beginning.

Construction suspended for almost seabad ever, because the people involved almost Pisa war with Genoa, Lucca and Florence. During the 'rest', the land underneath the structure has been stable. And in the year 1198, installed for hours while the building is still not complete.

In the year 1272, the building was extended again by Giovanni di Simone, architect of Camposanto. Fourth floor was built to compensate for the slope of this tower. Re-suspended in the year 1284, when Pisa ditaklukan by Meloria Activists in Genoa.

Development bell tower is not finished until discontinued in 1372. After that, Tommaso di Andrea Pisano successfully complete the elements of the Gothic tower, and with a touch of style Rome. There are seven on the bell tower, which each represent not the tone. The largest bell is installed in the year 1655.