1. PISA -Tuscany- Piazza dei Miracoli

2. city in Tuscany crossed by river Arno population: 200 000 (about 65% of Southwark, London) University of Pisa (1343 – oldest in Italy) Pisa

3. Pisa’s main tourist attraction the Duomo the Baptistery the Campo Santo the Torre di Pisa Piazza dei Miracoli

4. medieval cathedral construction started in 1064 reused materials from Roman monuments structure slightly tilted Duomo

5. largest in Italy construction started in 1152 same height as the Leaning Tower 3 double-decker buses wide tilts slightly towards the Duomo Battistero di San Giovanni

6. walled cemetery construction started in 1278 on sacred soil from the Fourth Crusade most of the tombs under the arcades Campo Santo

7. freestanding bell tower construction started in 1173 seven bells height: 1 st storey of Eiffel Tower weight: 1.5 times Eiffel Tower Torre di Pisa

8. only 3 metres in weak soil 2.5 m thick walls (at base) tower actually curved top displacement: 3.9 m structural strengthening 1990-2001 Torre di Pisa

9. Piazza dei Miracoli

10. PISA - Piazza dei Miracoli- “It’s tilted!” Images source: Wikipedia articles; http://www.tuscanyservices.it