15 Brilliantly Original Photos of People Posing with the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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"Every country has its own iconic landmarks and Italy’s has to be The Leaning Tower of Pisa, visited by millions of tourists each year who’ve got one thing in mind – taking a funny photos of them leaning up against the tower thanks to some funny forced perspective photography".

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"The tower which sits adjacent to the Pisa Cathedral was doomed to be famously wonky right from the outset when it was first built in 1178. Builders could see that the tower wasn’t straight but continued on anyway. In 2001 the tower was reopened after engineers carried out foundation work to ensure the tower remained stable and to this day it’s famous lean continues to attract millions. But rather than just lean against it like everyone else, why not try out some of these brilliant ideas"! (See More)
 

10 Interesting Facts About The Leaning Tower of Pisa
"The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry".


10. It took 199 years to build the Leaning Tower of Pisa, beginning in August 1173. The construction was stopped twice, the first time for 100 years, the second time in 1284. Both times it was due to wars.

6. Inside the tower there are seven bells. Each bell represents one note of the musical major scale.
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15 Best Things to Do in Pisa (Italy)

"Pisa is a legendary city and one of the most famous in this region of Italy. Tourists often stop at Pisa en-route to Florence but it is a fantastic city to stay in and offers a great deal more sites than just it’s legendary leaning tower. Located on the western coast of Italy, Pisa is only 20 minutes from the Ligurian Sea and has great transport links to Florence, Livorno and La Spezia. With a population of just 91,000 it is one of the smaller cities in the Tuscany region of Italy, but has historically been one of the most important and influential".

1. Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta​

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Meanderer said:
10 Interesting Facts About The Leaning Tower of Pisa
"The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry".


10. It took 199 years to build the Leaning Tower of Pisa, beginning in August 1173. The construction was stopped twice, the first time for 100 years, the second time in 1284. Both times it was due to wars.

6. Inside the tower there are seven bells. Each bell represents one note of the musical major scale.
Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa-Bells.jpeg


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Awesome pics here!
Thanks @Meanderer for this most interesting topic!!!
I wonder if the bells are still tolled.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa was once tilting dangerously. Today it’s a different story

08-09-23
"The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence."

"But this week, as the monument celebrated its 850th birthday, the tilting monument’s future appearances in jokey tourist photos was assured for years to come as its guardians gave it a clean bill of health."

“Today the bell tower is a stable monument,” Andrea Maestrelli, the president of Opera della Primaziale Pisana (OPA), the 1,000-year-old body that looks after the cathedral complex that includes the tower, said Wednesday at a press conference outlining events to celebrate its anniversary." READ MORE

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Earth was extracted from beneath the foundations of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to help reduce its tilt. - Giulio Andreini/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
 


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