The Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy

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TITLE: [The Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy] CALL NUMBER: LOT 13434, no. 153 [item] [P&P]

REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsc-06581 (digital file from original), LC-USZC4-10689 (color film copy transparency), No known restrictions on reproduction. MEDIUM: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. NOTES: Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8555".

Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Italy in the Photochrom print collection.

PART OF: Views of architecture and other sites in Italy

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Leaning Tower of Pisa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles).

Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction.

The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes. The tower has 294 steps. The tower leans at an angle of 5.5 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is 4.5 meters from where it would stand if the tower was perfectly vertical.

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