The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Hi! Have you ever heard about Pisa Tower? It is
a great building right? Now, I will tell you about it!
The
leaning tower of Pisa is one of the wonder of the world. It is also the one of
the most remarkable architectural structures from medieval Europe. Tower of Pisa (Torre di 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.
Tower of Pisa is
actually made to stand vertically like a bell tower in general, but began
leaning after construction in August 1173. It is situated behind the cathedral
and is the third building Campo dei Miracoli (rainbow field) city of Pisa.
The Pisa Tower is one of the four buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa, Italy. It's called Campo dei Miracoli which means Field of Miracles.
The first building constructed at Campo dei Miracoli was the cathedral, Duomo di Pisa, which rest on a white marble pavement and is an impressive example of romanesque architecture.
The next building added was the baptisery building just the west of the dome. Then, work on the campanile began. Before the work on the campanile was completed, the cemetery, Campo Santo was built.
Piazza dei Miracoli of Pisa is the most splendiferous assemblage of romanesque architecture in Italy. Faced in gray and white stripped marble and bristling with columns and arches. The cathedral, which has a dome that adopt the islamic model rises from emerald green lawn.
Flanking one side of the Piazza, the camposanto or the cemetery is a gracefully elongated cloister enclosing a burial ground with earth reputedly brought back during the crusades from Golgotha, the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified. So that the noble Pisans could rest on the holy ground.
The first building constructed at Campo dei Miracoli was the cathedral, Duomo di Pisa, which rest on a white marble pavement and is an impressive example of romanesque architecture.
The next building added was the baptisery building just the west of the dome. Then, work on the campanile began. Before the work on the campanile was completed, the cemetery, Campo Santo was built.
Piazza dei Miracoli of Pisa is the most splendiferous assemblage of romanesque architecture in Italy. Faced in gray and white stripped marble and bristling with columns and arches. The cathedral, which has a dome that adopt the islamic model rises from emerald green lawn.
Flanking one side of the Piazza, the camposanto or the cemetery is a gracefully elongated cloister enclosing a burial ground with earth reputedly brought back during the crusades from Golgotha, the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified. So that the noble Pisans could rest on the holy ground.
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HISTORY
Tower of Pisa was built 800 years ago in
1173 to be exact, as a work of art that takes place in three stages with the
first development is the first floor in the form of poles. This tower is a bell
tower that stands alone among the three buildings in this complex.
The tower began to sink soon after the
third floor was completed, due to the foundation that was built from an
unstable ground. Then, the construction was halted for nearly a hundred years
because of war.
In 1272, construction resumed under Giovani di Simone, architect of the Camposanto. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, the engineers built upper floors with one side taller than the other. Because of this, the tower is actually curved. Construction was halted again in 1284, when the Pisans defeated by the Genoans in the Battle of Meloria
In 1272, construction resumed under Giovani di Simone, architect of the Camposanto. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, the engineers built upper floors with one side taller than the other. Because of this, the tower is actually curved. Construction was halted again in 1284, when the Pisans defeated by the Genoans in the Battle of Meloria
The seventh floor was completed in 1319. It was built by Tommaso di
Andrea Pisano, who succeeded in harmonizing the Gothic elements of the bell-chamber with the Romanesque style of the tower. There are seven bells, one for each note of the
musical major scale. The largest one was installed in 1655. The bell-chamber
was finally added in 1372. The total amount of years that the building of the
tower took was between 185 and 195 years.
After a phase (1990–2001) of structural
strengthening, the tower is
currently undergoing gradual surface restoration, in order to repair visual
damage, mostly corrosion and blackening. These are particularly pronounced due
to the tower's age and its exposure to wind and rain.
The
Slope and The Tourism
The
slope of the building is attracting most of tourist to visit it. The slope of
the building is up to 5.5 degrees or 3.9 meters if perpendicular. That probably
was not planned as such by its founder. This happens because the foundation of
the building was unstable.
The slope also became a concern of government
and authorized parties. Therefore, the government planned to make the tower
return to the upright position, like a normal bell towers in general. Then in
1964, the government started this project, but it was cancelled. The government
decided to remain the slope, to attract tourists.
In
1990 to 2001 the slope has to be considered dangerous and will collapse if the
building remain with the slope. The government then began to repair the tower
by deploying professional architects, building engineers, mathematicians, and
historian for this project. The project succeeded and in 2001, the tower was
declared safe and reopened for tourist visits. Not only that, we can also climb
up the tower to the summit of the tower.
Specification
·Width of the wall :
4.09 Meter in the base and 2.48 in the summit
· Height of the tower : 55.86
Meter from the lowest part and 56.70 Meter from the Highest part.
· Number of stairs to the summit
: 294-296 stairs.
· Slope of the
building : 5.5O before stabilization and 3.99O after
stabilization (3.9 Meter on the summit)
·Number of floors : 8 Floors
·Number of bell : 7 bells with
each weighing 562 Kg for seventh bell, 1.000 kg for sixth bell, 1.014 Kg for
fifth bell, 1.448 Kg for fourth bell, 300 Kg bell for third bell, 2.462 kg for
the second bell, and 3.620 Kg for the first
bell.
This complex was given a fence
to maintain its sustainability, while from the outside of the complex we can
get a variety of souvenirs, from shirts to the tower miniature that made from
various materials.
If you want to go up to the
tower or just visiting churches and baptistery buildings, you must pay for a
ticket. Around the complex there are several other interesting places that you
can visit such as museums, piazza del cavalieri or just relaxing to sit around
the green yard of this magic square. If you have to race against time or did
not want to walk to the train station, you can take a taxi.
The Views Of Pisa Tower
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| The biggest bell (1st bell) inside the bell room |
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| view from the top of tower |
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| inner staircase from sixth to seventh floor |
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| inner staircase from seventh to eight (the top) floor |
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| The tower's summit |
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| view from downside |
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| the entrance door |
Posted by : Rizky Pratama and Ingetiarani Yukiko Hermawan
Sources : -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa
-http://www.towerofpisa.info/
-http://www.italyguides.it/us/pisa/leaning_tower.htm
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