Ahh, another iconic landmark to tick off the list! Pisa was a really cute town as well, we literally just went to the tower, and had some dinner there. So instead of a long winded post, I’ll just share 10 interesting facts and the happy snaps!
- The tower took over 220 years to complete
- It was meant to measure 60 metres high, but only measures 56.67m on the highest side; and 55,86m on the lowest side
- There are 251 steps from the bottom of the tower to the top
- It weights 14,500 tonnes
- It’s not the only leaning tower in Pisa, the bell tower at the church of St. Michele dei Scalzi, and the bell tower at the church of St. Nicola also lean
- The outside diameter of the leaning Tower of Pisa’s base is 15.484 meters.
- Pisa got its name in 600 BC from a Greek word meaning “marshy land.”
- The tower is considered a medieval architecture, but in Romanesque style
- You can’t actually walk on the green grass at the base of the tower (which I didn’t realise until we got there)
- Every single tourists attempts that “holding the tower up” pose – it’s hilarious.