Where to travel, travel and route planner » the leaning tower of pisa http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa http://www.dankuna.com/blog/itali-pisa-leaning-tower-of-pisa.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itali-pisa-leaning-tower-of-pisa http://www.dankuna.com/blog/itali-pisa-leaning-tower-of-pisa.html#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:44:34 +0000 Marek http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=9 [...]]]> The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: di Pisa) or simply The (La ) is the , or freestanding , of the cathedral of the of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa’s (field of Miracles).

Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift.

The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes. The tower has 294 steps.

GPS location: 43.7231° N 10.3964° E

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