The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

  • Location: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Pisa, Italy.

  • Absolute Location: Pisa, Italy is forty three degrees North, and ten degrees East.

  • My Place is Famous for: The Leaning Tower stands 17 feet off from perpindicular.

  • Description: The Tower is one hundred and seventeen feet tall.Its walls are thirteen feet wide, and more than three hundred steps rise to the eighth story.

  • Three Interesting Facts:

    1) The Tower was stating to be made in 1173.

    2) The Tower stated to sink after the construction of the third floor.

    3) Every year the Tower moves .05 inches.

  • Bibliography:

    1) Name of Author, Bells 'n Whistles. Copyright Date or Date of access. http://www.bellsnwhistles.com/

    2) Tania Marchesini. The Leaning Tower-Torre di Pisa. March 3, 1999.http://www.cisiau.unipi.it/~pierotti/Torre/index-en.html

    3) Kevin Reed. What is causing the leaning tower of Pisa to lean. Mon. Sep. 22, 1997. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec97/875044666.Eg.r.html

    Created by: Adam
    Date Created: October 18, 2000
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