Question

Name: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Designer:Bonnano Pisano
Completed :14th Century
Material: white mable
Built as: belltower of Pisa Cathedral

Answer 1

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located next to the Cathedral of Pisa, in Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of miracles) in the city of Pisa, Italy.

The building of the leaning Tower of Pisa, and especially its completion, represents the last element in the compliment of the ceremonial complex of monuments that enrich the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of miracles)

The project included four representative monuments in the city of Pisa, Italy: the Cathedral of Pisa (Il Duomo di Pisa), the Baptistry, the Bell Tower of Pisa, Monumental Cemetery

Architecture style → The leaning Tower of Pisa is a medieval architecture, in Romanesque style.

Construction time → The construction of Tower of Pisa began in 1173 and was completed in the 14th century, in 1399

Design → It is considered that the architects and engineers who designed the leaning Tower of Pisa are: Bonanno Pisano, Gherardo di Gherardo, Giovanni Pisano, Giovanni di Simone

The first phase of Pisa Tower’s construction is attributed to Bonanno Pisano or Gherardo di Gherardo.

Giovanni Pisano and Giovanni di Simone continued the second phase of the building. Tommaso Pisano finished the tower’s construction.

Tower of Pisa Interesting Facts:Pisa got its name in 600 BC from a Greek word meaning “marshy land.”There are several other towers in Pisa that also lean: the bell tower at the church of St. Michele dei Scalzi, and the bell tower at the church of St. Nicola.The cathedral and baptistery are also sinking.Galileo was baptized in the baptistery in 1565.The foundation of the cemetery, Campo Santo, is made up of 53 shiploads of earth that were brought back from the Hill of Calvary in Jerusalem