Interesting History Of The Famous Tower - Leaning Tower Of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa, the beauty and unique tilt, as well as a significant milestone in the history of the project has become the most famous architect of Italy, every year attracts many tourists to visit.

Located in Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa central, northwestern Italy, Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of four important works of the complex of churches, chapels and cemeteries are recognized by UNESCO as world heritage .

8-storey tower, 54.8 meters high, weighing about 14,500 tons, was built in the shape of a hollow cylinder with the surrounding colonnade. The inside and outside are lined with marble tower and the tower is the most special thing that does not stand upright tilt 5 degrees south. This is also an important factor, proposing the creation of appealing to the tower. And perhaps many of us have been asking questions about the origin, the cause for this is the unique shape like that.

Leaning Tower of Pisa was built in 1173 to prove to the world the wealth, prosperity of the city of Pisa, which has produced talented sailors, a prominent maritime conquered new lands from Jerusalem to Carthago, Ibiza, Mallorca, Africa, Belgium, the UK, Norway, Spain and elsewhere.

Initially vertical tower built on the rough stone, with the sound down the tower leg ground 3m. However, because a war with Florence so the construction was delayed.

1180, things started again, we completed 3 storey towers, ground subsidence at this time and started leaning tower, so the tower was also accompanied italics added since the unfinished construction. To limit tilt, the designers have tried to build the columns and arches above the north. But war with Florence happen again, so building towers to stop the war priorities.

After nearly 100 years, the tower is still in progress and land status under the nails continue to decline gradually. 1272, was built to work, we try to adjust the incline but do not achieve expected results in 1278 and after completing the 7 storey building was delayed.

Although the tower is sinking and sometimes alarming, but this did not prevent the authorities and workers continued their build process. Finally Pisa also be completed by mid-1360 to 1370. And to keep their balance tower bell tower located on the 8th floor leaning more toward the north.

Over time, the inclination of the towers on the rise, people are scared to work a great time this fall. For a while the authorities have shut down for maintenance visit. So far, after many efforts of researchers to erect the tower was leaning over just 3.9 degree tilt and can survive for at least 200 years.