The tower of Pisa was built to show the rest of the world the wealth of the city of Pisa. They were good sailors and conquered many lands but they had only one real enemy and that was Florence. They started to build this tower in 1173 and in 1185 they had the first three floors finished. They had only half the tower finished when the tower started to lean. This happened when the tower started to subside. It was finished in 1390 and was sold to Florence, a big humilliation for the city of Pisa.
They started a rebellion but in 1406 they had to surrender because they were under siege and everybody was dying of starvation. In 1499 they started another war against Florence who were using the people of Pisa as slaves. And again the brave but unfortuned army of Pisa lost. Anyone would love to visit this magnifecent site in Italy.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa facts.
The original architect was Bonanno Pisano.
In one year alone over 700,000 visitors climbed to the top of the tower.
The correct name for the leaning tower of Pisa is Torre Pendente Di Pisa.
The leaning tower of Pisa is a bell Tower.
They built the tower to show Florence how well they were doing.
The first bell was inserted into the tower on the third floor in 1198.
The person who noticed the lean was Tomasso di Andrea di Pontendra in 1275.
