In Italy a lot of old buildings are amazing one of them is the Pisa tower. The tower is so famous because of the building tilted up to 5 meters. Similarly, a brief history of how the tower of Pisa built.
Tower of Pisa is actually made to stand vertically like a bell tower in general, but began leaning shortly after construction began in August 1173. The tower is located behind the cathedral and is the third building Campo dei Miracoli (field of the rainbow) the city of Pisa.
The height of the tower is 55.86 m from the lowest ground level and 56.70 m from the highest ground level. Beneath the wall width reaches 4.09 m and 2.48 m at the top. Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes. Tower of Pisa has 294 steps. With the existence of this tower, so the economic sector revenue increased due to attraction.
Construction of the Tower of Pisa is done in three phases within a period of 200 years. Construction of the first floor of the white marble campanile rocky start on August 9, 1173, which is an era of prosperity and military success. The first floor is surrounded by pillars with classical letters, which are directed sideways against arch blinds.
Construction of this tower is to put a big clock on top of the tower. However, some time after construction began, it was 55 meters high tower was deviated from a straight line along the 5 meter. That is why the tower is known as the leaning tower of Pisa. Until now, the efforts of the engineers and experts of various countries, the slope of the tower has been improved to some extent.
After the third floor was built in 1178, the tower began to tilt because the foundation stands on unstable land.
Finally, the design of the tower is much different from the original plan. This development was also delayed during the 100 years since the people of Pisa at that time fighting with people from other regions. But, because that's delayed, the tower can actually survive. If it is not delayed, it is even possible that the tower will fall.
At 1198 hours a few pieces placed in the building was not yet finished. About 74 years later, the architect Giovanni di Simone continued construction of the tower again.
Not long after, the construction was again stopped because there was a war. Finally, in 1372 the last floor so well that a bell and the bell chamber was installed there. The development is carried out by a different architect, Tommaso di Andrea Pisano ie. He successfully combines these elements with a Gothic bell indoor Roman style. At present there are about seven tower bell. Most large bell installed around 1655.
From this tower, appears unique stories at once makes excited. For example, astronomers Galileo Galilei had dropped two balls of different weight of the tower. This is to show that the reduced speed of the second ball was not because of the weight. But, reportedly is also a fairy tale story.
However, that is really happening is the command of the current Italian ruler Benito Mussolini ordered that the tower be returned to a vertical or upright position. To execute the command, given additional concrete tower foundation. As it turned out, the results are not as expected. Tower added even sinking into soft ground.
During World War II, the U.S. military almost destroyed the Tower of Pisa is for fear of snipers there. Fortunately, the withdrawal of troops to save the tower.
There is controversy regarding the identity of the architect of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. For several years designers predicated to Guglielmo and Bonanno Pisano, a prominent local artist 12th century in Pisa, which is popular by bronze molds, particularly in the Pisa Duomo. Bonanno Pisano left Pisa in 1185 leading to Monreale, Sicily, only to return home and died in his hometown. Her sarcophagus was found at the base of the tower in 1820.
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