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To: ColdOne
As far as I am concerned (and it is just my "builder's bias"), the leaning tower was built to lean. The bell tower at the top was built plumb, and it is canted with respect to the bulk of the tower. The tower is just about one solid chunk of marble too - massive is an understatement.

twoerofpisa.org says the tower was intended to be plumb, but went off plumb during construction. That may be true, my observation though is that the bell tower, the top level, is obviously canted compared with the rest of the structure, and at least THAT was deliberate!

Same website describes the other structures. It is a Christian site.

Finally, "ancient" is overstating things - the cathedral is old, dating to a similar time as the tower. From memory, there are older artifacts in that area, certainly the cemetery adjoining.

Not shown in the picture, and maybe different today, the "other side" of the road is a tacky tourist trap. Souvenir shops, photos, post cards, tee shirts.

13 posted on 08/19/2016 4:32:15 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

I went there when I was a kid. I vaguely remember that area. Thank you for info.


17 posted on 08/19/2016 4:37:53 AM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~We need our weaves, I don't use them,but we need them.)
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