1. Susana Ruiz Period 10 th November 11, 2010

2.  The Tower of Pisa was built to show the rest of the world the wealth of the city of Pisa  it took about 199 years to complete  It began leaning 5 years after construction began, but was so expensive to build that destroying it and starting over was never seriously considered  Building stopped for nearly a century because of wars  architects built walls on the leaning side higher than the walls on the other side, This made the Tower of Pisa look oddly curved and the tower began to straighten out  It was built between the years 1173-1900 took 800 years …  Located in Campo dei Miracoli  The person who built the tower or who had to do with the construction is Bonanno Pisano … hence Pisa … Giovanni Di Simone did 4 floors. Alessandro Della Gherardesca increased the value of the tower. Benito Mussolini tries to stabilize the tower …

3.  The purpose for the tower being built was to show the wealth the town had …  Its a bell tower. It holds bells for the nearby church  It is said that the tower is a testament to solid design and advanced architecture …

4.  I couldn’t find the exact math used but the measurement YEAH!!!!! (:  The height of the tower is 55.86 meters  The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 meters  Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tons.  The tower has 294 steps

5.  THE TOWER DOES STILL EXIST TODAY (:

6.  I THINK THIS BUILDING IS AHMAZING … (: BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO FALL ON TOP OF YOU … AND ALSO ITS ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD … GO PISA … OH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE PIZZA …

7. The cathedral of Pisa was built in Pisa … OMG I would of never guessed (: ….

8.  http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/ltpisa/ltpisa.h tml http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/ltpisa/ltpisa.h tml  http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/lean ing-tower-of-pisa http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/lean ing-tower-of-pisa  http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Leaning_ Tower_of_Pisa.html http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Leaning_ Tower_of_Pisa.html