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If feasible, as you acquire experience, would you mind updating your blog with much more information and facts? It is very helpful for me. It is located in the Italian town of Pisa, one of the most visited European cities. Wonderopolis Mar 10, ZZ Nov 8, That is very interesting. Can you do something about the Philippine Islands? My mom is from there. That is scary to think that at one point it was falling.
I want to go there and to the top! I wonder what it is like up there? Wonderopolis Nov 8, LOL May 7, I think this is very cool and it's very cool because lol thinks it's cool? I am from Italy, and I really like the article. Keep up the good work! Wonderopolis May 7, That is simply crazy! You know I have always wanted to go to Italy! One day, I will fulfill my dream and go to see the leaning Tower of Pisa! Wonderopolis Mar 7, Sarah, Ms.
CAter's class Mar 2, Wonderopolis Mar 2, Emmy Feb 17, I hope some day I'll get to travel to Italy. It looks so fun and I love pizza! The leaning Tower of Pisa looks awesome! Wonderopolis Feb 17, I would like to see the leaning Tower of Pisa, but I wouldn't want to be in it!!!
I want to get on the leaning Tower of Pisa. It looks very fun to me and it is leaning to fall down. Wonderopolis Feb 13, Joaquin Jimenez Feb 11, Wonderopolis Feb 11, Alice Feb 10, I learned from my dad several years ago, that the foundation is so unstable that after it was built straight, the foundation moved and it leaned over.
Jaiden Parki Feb 10, I like the leaning tower of pisa and it does look like its falling. IsabelleBautista Feb 10, I really enjoyed today's story about the leaning Tower of Pisa.
Thank you, I'm so happy that it is still standing. Thank you for today's story. Gabi and Ava Feb 10, Dear Wonderopolis, Thanks for the awesome facts about the leaning tower.
My sister and my mom went to see it, and we really want to visit, too. Rickii Feb 10, I never knew a mistake in the construction could make a tower so famous. So I guess making a mistake can make you famous. What was the mistake that led to the tower to bend, but is still standing straight and tall to this day? Thanks a lot for all the posts they are indeed interesting and keeps me wondering Maxini Feb 10, Though now that you think about it Miriam Rebekah Burke Feb 10, I loved this wonder of the day but, to me it didn't seem like that tower was falling.
My favorite wonder of the day that I have is what do you do to get the videos on to your website? I really want to have my own website.
How did you make your website? Is it hard to make a website or is it easy? I think it is very tall and very high, too. I've seen it in real life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You were right about how tall it was.
How intriguing. It does look like it is falling Wonderopolis Feb 10, The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a free standing, or leaning, bell tower located in the northwestern Italian coastal town of Pisa. It is the third oldest of many buildings to make up the Pisa Cathedral square. It became famous as the tower started to lean during construction.
Many efforts have been made over many centuries to fix or adjust the lean as well as prevent the tower from completely collapsing. Today, it stands as an iconic monument and tourism is the sole source of income to the historic city.
Construction on the first floor commenced in August of The ground floor was built using beautiful white marble and columns decorated with classical Corinthian capitals. Construction on the second floor began in , the same time the Tower of Pisa began to lean.
Construction continued to the third floor, but was left unfinished as the Pisa was involved in many wars with its neighboring towns. Clocks were installed in on the unfinished third floor before being left unfinished for almost years.
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