Take Flights To Italy To View World Famous Leaning Tower Of Pisa
The construction of this one of the worlds largest structure was started in 1173
. It is also known as Tower of Pisa, Free standing Bell Tower, or the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is named as leaning Tower as it is standing leaning at about 3.99 degrees that was leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees at the time of its construction. Italy flights takers like this white marbled structure. It has such a huge structure that it took some 177 years in its completion. Your Italy tour gives you an amazing experience to see such a large structure leaning at such an angle. Pisa has global fame as great scientist Galileo experimented with gravity at this place. It looks the most beautiful part of the country from every angle.
It has a height of 55.86 m from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m on the highest side, and its top can be reached by mounting its 296 steps. After your flights to Italy with flights to Italy you will find climbing to the top and have a panoramic view of the city is the most popular activity here. Its a good place to see architectural beauty, photography, or you may have some picnic party there if weather is pleasant enough, or to make your tour unforgettable you may purchase a ceramic leaning tower of Pisa of your very own at nearly every souvenir shop in the city. This master piece of architecture needs no introduction to the readers and travelers around the world. The standing of this tower is a mystery for visitors taking cheap flights to Italy from different destinations to explore this mystery since its origin as it has only three meters thick foundation and the soil underneath was unstable.
Built on soft clay, it was facing the danger of collapse; to avoid this danger earth was siphoned from underneath the foundations by decreasing the lean by 17 inches to 13.5 feet and it was reopened to visitors both locals and foreigners taking flights to Italy in 2001 after this reconstruction work. Now engineers believe that it moves no more and has an ability of standing for next two centuries with its magnificence. It is very easy to reach this great land mark after your flights to Italy from UK or any other departure point as it is located on the banks of the Arno River approximately 10 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Its no doubt an unforgettable experience to view this one of the worlds most famous land marks in Italy.