Carved reliefs of Pisa's naval power are engraved at its entrance, and a spiral staircase curls within it to reach the top. The decorative design of columns and arches make it one of the loveliest towers in Italy. Galileo climbed to the top to conduct his famous experiments on the velocity of falling objects from the leaning side of the tower looking down easily upon the field below. It was taken up again and finally completed in 1350, with the foundation continuing to settle and cause the tower to tilt and became notorious. Adjustments were made to try to compensate but it was deemed irreparable.Ĭonstruction was stopped for a century because the Republic of Pisa was embroiled in battles for supremacy among other maritime powers.
It already started to lean before the third level was completed. Started in 1174, the tower was built on a shallow foundation on sandy-clay soil. Known the world over, the Romanesque structure was designed to impress - and that it has done, though not for the reasons the architect intended. A fancy freestanding bell tower that leans precariously towards the ground is one of Italy's most famous tourist attractions.
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