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Memories of Tuscany: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Memories of Tuscany: The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The climax of any visit to this city has to be its famous leaning tower. I must admit, that I was even more impressed with the cathedral and its Baptistery all in the same square. One could get to the top if you were prepared to pay the price and wait for a few hours. We did not have the luxury of time and so had to forgo that experience. Must admit too, that I never took a single shot of my wife pushing the tower back straight, or having it in her hand, as countless other tourist seem to be doing. Ah well, it was still a most enjoyable lifetime experience witnessing all this.
“The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is the third-oldest structure in the Square, The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). The tower has 296 steps but two less on the short side of the building.
The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight, and it worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990 the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees.”

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Erhard Bernstein, Jörg, , Peter_Private_Box and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Annemarie
Annemarie club
amazing.......
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A postcard ! Very nice, Herb !
4 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
So impressive, Herb !
4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe et bien rendue....!
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Isn't the picture of someone holding the tower up a must Herb!! The Square sounds so beautiful from your description. You just wonder, if one day, it will topple over! I hope not though. A superb shot. Cheers, Rosa.
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
I think for 99%of the visitors here you are right Rosa- as my wife will testify -I am not quite like 99% of the population :) So no towers in the hand - that being said, I have since seen a few photos of those and perhaps regret my decision on that point now. So glad you enjoyed this last photo from Pisa.

Take care. Herb
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Very well captured; visited there MANY years ago.
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well taken and interesting information, Herb.
4 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great Image of the last from Pisa Herb must visit some day.
Regards TOZ
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Thanks for another call Toz. Nearly finished with Tuscany now.

Cheers, Herb
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Picture postcard perfect Herb...............a exemplary image of this iconic landmark!
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Nothing I can say against that Keith.

Cheers, Herb
4 years ago.
 Weard Bültena
Weard Bültena
Moin,
gut fotografiert.
Ich war vor 8 Jahren dort, war aber ein wenig enttäuscht. Es gibt schönere Orte.
Weard
4 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Wow, what a beauty !
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Always amazing to see this leaning tower since centuries already....
4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Herb

A very nice picture, with fantastic colours

I don't know if it is my eyes, but it looks like the top floor is now tilting the other way!

Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
4 years ago.

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