The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt.
It is situated behind Pisa's cathedral and is the third oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry. The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed and gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. This means the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from the centre.
Top Interesting Facts Of Leaning Tower Of Pisa Are Give Below:-
1. IT TOOK TWO CENTURIES TO BUILD IT.2. THE TOWER LEANS BECAUSE OF ILL-CONCEIVED DESIGN PLANS.
3. AT ONE POINT, THE TOWER’S LEAN SWITCHED DIRECTIONS.
4. THE LEAN KEPT GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
5. THE ENGINEER WHO OVERSAW THIS RECLAMATION PROJECT WASN’T ALWAYS AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD.
6. THE TOWER COULD STILL RESUME TILTING.
7. THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL LEANING TOWERS IN PISA.
8. OTHER TOWERS HAVE CHALLENGED ITS FAMED LEAN.
9. MUSSOLINI TRIED TO FIX THE TOWER. HE ONLY MADE IT WORSE.
10. THE TOWER WAS A MILITARY BASE DURING WORLD WAR II.
