Only a few years after construction started, people could see that the first three floors of the tower were already leaning. Would you believe that the long construction time probably saved the tower from falling over, though?
Because Pisa became involved in several wars, the tower wasn't completed until 1350. Unfortunately, it was constructed on a riverbed of sand and clay that's not strong enough to support a building so tall and heavy.Ĭonstruction on the tower began in 1173. The Tower of Pisa is made of approximately 16,000 tons of limestone, lime mortar, and marble. As it turns out, though, the tower's lean is an accident caused by poor planning. Although it is considered an exceptional example of Romanesque architecture, the 187-foot-tall Tower of Pisa is famous all over the world mainly because it leans.įor many years, people believed that the tower's designer intended for it to lean. Most of us know the Campanile by its more popular name: the leaning Tower of Pisa. Also called the Piazza dei Miracoli - the Square of Miracles - it is home to the city's Cathedral ( Duomo) and its freestanding bell tower - called the Campanile. At the heart of the city of Pisa, Italy, lies the Piazza del Duomo - the Cathedral Square - which is famous for its beautiful medieval art.
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