Absolute Location: The absolute location of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 43 degrees N Latitude and 10 degrees E Longitude
Relative Location: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Pisa, Italy
Distance From My Home: It is approximately 4,950 miles from Aurora, Iowa to Pisa, Italy
My Place is Famous for: The Leaning Tower is famous for it's amazing tilt. It was first noticed to tilt in 1173 on the third floor. The lean was going north from 1173 to 1250 and then it started to lean south from 1272 to 1997.
Description: It is 185 feet tall and has 8 stories. It weighs about 14,700 metric pounds. The thickness of the wall is about 8 feet. It is currently leaning to the south
Three Interesting Facts
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa was stared to build in 1173 and wasn't finished until 1350. The reason it took so long to build was because of the constant stop of working because of wars.
- The official name of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is Torre Pendente Di Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the nickname because of the sudden lean in the tower.
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa wieghs about 14,700 metric tons
Bibliography
How Far Is It?. October 12, 2002. http://www.indo.com/distance/
Architectural Design Images History 3D Models. October 11, 2002. http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/ltpisa/ltpinfo.htm Gary Feuerstein
"kk.jpg." The Leaning Tower of Pisa. October 2002. http://web.media.mit.edu/~anjchang/Italy/Florence/
Created by: Kaitlin K.
Date Created: October 16, 2002
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