Leaning Tower of Pisa Site Features

The Pisa Tower is a Romanesque style of architecture, keeping with the era when it was built. It weighs a bit over 14,700 tons and has walls that are 8 feet thick at the base. At the top of the tower, the bells are housed. There are seven bells in total, cast over hundreds of years from 1263 to 1654, and they are tuned to the typical musical scale.

The Leaning Tower

Although the leaning tower is what makes the site famous, it's relatively small compared to other spectacular buildings that are part of the Campo dei Miracles.

The cathedral

The cathedral's construction spanned two centuries from 1063 to 1272.

The baptistery

The baptistery's base construction was from 1153 to 1277 and its dome was completed around 1363.

The cemetery

There is also the less well-known indoor Campo Santo cemetery behind the cathedral.