Pisa is part of the Tuscany region of Italy. The city of Pisa has centuries of history as reflected in its architecture and art. Pisa has its origin in times of the Greeks, later the Etruscans and Romans left their influence in Pisa. In the Middle Ages lived splendor Pisa, as a port. The result of their importance throughout history is the great legacy of buildings and works of art that has Pisa.
What to do in Pisa
* The Tower of Pisa, the Leaning Tower. Symbol of the city. It’s in the Piazza dei Miracoli, in the Plaza is one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles of Italian Romanesque. The Chair, the Baptistery, the Campo Santo, and the Leaning Tower.
* The Tower of Pisa was built in the twelfth century by Bonanno Pisano. Since its construction in 1174 the problems started, the leaning tower of Pisa. First was to the north, is trying to correct. Then followed leaning toward the south. Which led to his inclination and made famous tower in the world is due to structural failure in the tower and terrain. The land where the tower of Pisa constructed are marshy and that made the tower was leaning. Pisa Cathedral
* Engineers have discovered that the tower of Pisa is moved each time, reacts to the heat of the sun. Its foundations are installed electro high sensitivity levels. Since the end of the Second World War the tower of Pisa leans over 2mm a year. In 1992, circled the tower with 8 metal wire and placed on its foundation 600 tonnes of lead. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a claim to the city at the time the tower of Pisa was closed, tourism declined by 25%.
* Legend has it that Galileo Galilei in the fifteenth century used as a test to analyze the tower falling speed of objects.
* The Cathedral, or Duomo was built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries in its construction was used a coating of white marble which gives a wonderful brightness.
* The Baptistery striking architecture, was conducted between the XII and XIV. The tower is 100 in diameter by 50 altura.camposanto
* The Cemetery, a visit worthwhile, the ship is exposed, surrounded by a beautiful Gothic cloister.
* Watch the palace of the seventeenth century, Cavalieri Palace. The Cathedral Museum and the Sionopias.
* Churches such as the San Paolo a ripa di Arno or the Santa Catalina
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