Qi wrote about Tokyo Tower, let me bertanding with her with my Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

The Campo dei Miracoli ("Field of Miracles") is a wide, walled area at the heart of the city of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. it is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Duomo, the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Camposanto.

Although intended to stand vertically, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or freestanding bell tower, began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction.
The tower first acquired a lean after the third floor was built in 1178, due to a mere three-meter foundation set in weak, unstable subsoil. This means the design was flawed from the beginning. Construction was subsequently halted for almost a century, because the Pisans were almost continually engaged in battles. This allowed time for the underlying soil to settle. Otherwise, the tower would almost certainly have toppled. In 1198, clocks were temporarily installed on the unfinished construction.
In 1272, construction resumed. Another four floors were built at an angle to compensate for the tilt. Construction was halted again in 1284, when the Pisans were defeated in the Battle of Meloria.
The bell-chamber was not finally added until 1372. It was built by Tommaso di Andrea Pisano, who succeeded in harmonizing the Gothic elements of the bell-chamber with the Romanesque style of the tower. There are seven bells, one for each note of the musical major scale. The largest one was installed in 1655.

The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side

The bells, taken from the top..

Me and my wonderful ( puke ) travel partner climbing on the steps. The tower has 294 steps. Trust me, it is never so easy to climb, the leaning causes us HUGE energy to balance ourself and at the same time, climb.On top of the tower..Me and her height diff is actually not this much. Bear in mind that it's actually leaning, I am standing on the lower side while Ade on the higher. okay? =pLeaning on MY leaning tower...how wonderful~!Typical fixing-the-tower-pose. Like a must post for everyone who visited her. It is funny tho, u can see many people putting up the hands like this everywhere. Mine was spoilt by the naughty yet funny AmericansWe were amazed! really really amzed!! especially Ade. She never imagined it is really leaning till this extend. Plus, not like KL tower where u can see her from far. You cant see her until the minute u reach the ground and when she is just next to u leaning happily. Seeing her made my Italy trip all so worthwhile.


To be continue....