বুধবার, ১৯ অক্টোবর, ২০১৬

The Tower of Pisa is famous for leaning over 14 feet from the perpendicular


QUICK FACTS:

→ Name: Tower of Pisa, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Bell Tower of Pisa
→ Italian Name: Torre Pendente di Pisa
→ Location: City of Pisa, Italy.
→ Construction Year: started in 1173, finished in 1399
→ Original Height: 60 m
→ Actual Height: 56.67m =highest side; 55,86m =lowest side
Stairs: 251 steps
→ Weight: 14,500 tonnes

  • The outside diameter of the leaning Tower of Pisa’s base is 15.484 meters.
  • Width of walls at base is 2.4384 meters
  • The tower has eight stories, including the chamber for the bells.  
  • Inside the tower there are seven bells. Each bell represents one note of the musical major scale. 
  • In 2008 engineers stated that the Tower had stopped moving.  Engineers expect that the famous structure will remain stable for at least another 200 years.


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