Pisa Tower
The Tower of Pisa is one of medieval Europe's most spectacular architectural marvels. It is located in Pisa, Italy, one of the most visited cities in Europe. The Tower of Pisa is more correctly known as the Campanile, or bell tower. The Pisa Tower is one of four buildings that comprise the Campo dei Miracoli or Piazza dei Miracoli, which meaning Field of Miracles, in Pisa, Italy. The cathedral, or Duomo di Pisa, was the first structure built at Campo dei Miracoli in Pisa, and it stands on a white marble pavement and is an exceptional example of Romanesque architecture.
The baptistery, located about west of the dome, was the third structure to be erected. The construction of the campanile then commenced. The cemetery, Campo Santo, was erected before the campanile was finished. Pisa's Piazza dei Miracoli is Italy's most magnificent assembly of Romanesque buildings. The cathedral, with its oddly Islamic dome and matching domed baptistery, rises from an emerald, green lawn and is faced in gray-and-white striped marble and bristling with columns and arches. The camposanto, or cemetery, flanks one side of the plaza, containing a burial place with dirt supposedly carried back during the Crusades from Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was crucified, so that aristocratic Pisans might rest in consecrated ground.
The piazza's crowning attraction is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Although barely one-third the height of the Washington Monument, it was a marvel of medieval architecture and one of Europe's highest bell towers. Tower of Pisa appears like a big wedding cake pushed perilously awry by a clumsy large guest, with 207 columns ranging approximately eight floors. The building of the Tower of Pisa began in August 1173 and lasted around 200 years due to the outbreak of a succession of wars. The architect's identity remains unknown to this day. The Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa was intended to be a 185-foot-high circular bell tower. It is built of white marble.
Location: Pisa, Italy
