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Province of Tuscany, Italy
City and capital of the province of Pisa
a city in north central Italy, famous for the Leaning Tower of Pisa and for its cathedral. ancient Pisae City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 85,379), central Italy. Located on the Arno River, Pisa probably began as an Etruscan town. It became a Roman colony 180 BC. A Christian bishopric by AD 313, it flourished during the Middle Ages as the principal urban centre of Tuscany. Pisa's participation in the Crusades made it a rival of Genoa and Venice. It became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860. The city was the scene of heavy fighting during World War II. It is now an important railway junction. Its cathedral, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and other attractions, make it a tourist destination. It is the site of the University of Pisa (founded 1343) and the birthplace of Galileo
{i} city in Italy
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower

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Pisa tower
tower in Pisa (Italy) constructed in the 12th century but now leaning dramatically due to a sunken foundation
Leaning Tower of Pisa
A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean
Leaning Tower of Pisa
a tall round tower in Pisa, Italy, which does not stand straight, but leans to one side. It was built in the 12th century and is popular with tourists. White marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, famous for the uneven settling of its foundation, which caused it to lean
Leaning Tower of Pisa
{i} bell tower of Pisa Cathedral in Italy which leans to its side (the Tower started to tilt during its construction, which started in August 1173 and continued for about two hundred years -completed in 1350)
Leaning Tower of Pisa
5 degrees (about 15 ft [4.5 m]) from the perpendicular. Begun in 1173 as the third and final structure of the city's cathedral complex, it was designed to stand 185 ft (56 m) high. Work was suspended several times as engineers sought solutions; the tower, still leaning, was completed in the 14th century. Subsiding at the rate of 0.03 in (1.2 mm) a year, the structure was in danger of collapse, and in 1990 it was closed as engineers undertook a strengthening project that decreased the lean by 17 in (44 cm) to about 13.5 ft (4.1 m). The work was completed in May 2001
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