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Il 9 agosto 1173 iniziarono i lavori di fondazione della torre campanaria della Cattedrale di S. Maria<\/a>. Si tratta di un campanile indipendente dalla chiesa, alto circa 56 metri e pesante 14.453 tonnellate. Molto probabilmente fu sotto la direzione dell\u2019architetto Diotisalvi, lo stesso che aveva dato inizio alla costruzione del vicino Battistero<\/a>, che prese il via la sua edificazione. Questa prima fase dei lavori fu interrotta all\u2019altezza del terzo anello a causa del cedimento del terreno su cui sorge il basamento della torre. La cedevolezza del terreno, ma anche il fatto che anticamente nell\u2019area della torre scorresse un\u2019ansa del fiume Auser, che ha quindi reso il terreno instabile, \u00e8 infatti la causa della pendenza della torre, e della sua fama.<\/p>\n

Questi problemi di stabilit\u00e0 impedirono per lungo tempo il proseguimento dei lavori.<\/p>\n

Il cantiere riprese poi nel 1275 sotto la guida di Giovanni di Simone e di Giovanni Pisano, aggiungendo ai tre anelli della costruzione originaria altri tre piani. Nel tentativo di raddrizzare la torre, i tre piani aggiunti tendono ad incurvarsi in senso opposto alla pendenza. La torre fu completata alla met\u00e0 del secolo successivo, aggiungendo la cella campanaria.<\/p>\n

La struttura del monumento \u00e8 del tutto particolare perch\u00e9 costituita da due cilindri concentrici collegati tra loro da una scala a chiocciola interna che conduce fino alla cella superiore. Sul cilindro esterno si aprono sei piani a loggetta scanditi da colonne sulle quali si appoggiano archetti a tutto sesto. Il catino alla base della torre invece \u00e8 un\u2019aggiunta del secolo XIX.<\/p>\n

L’inclinazione dell’edificio attualmente misura 5\u00b0 rispetto all’asse verticale. La torre rimane in equilibrio perch\u00e9 la verticale che passa per il suo baricentro cade all’interno della base di appoggio.<\/p>\n

(Credits:\u00a0 www.turismo.pisa.it<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Maggiori informazioni e acquisto biglietto online:\u00a0www.opapisa.it<\/a><\/p>\n","modified":"2019-03-11T17:20:09","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[13]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"related_url":["http:\/\/www.opapisa.it\/"],"locale":"it","source":"https:\/\/test.cyclando.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/13062","wp_edit":"http:\/\/test.cyclando.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=13062&action=edit","translations":{"en":{"id":13071,"name":"Pisa Leaning Tower","web":"https:\/\/test.cyclando.com\/\/torre-di-pisa\/?lang=en","source":"https:\/\/test.cyclando.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/13071","description":"

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is considered worldwide as one of the architectural marvels of all times, and has enticed generations of visitors, including artists, poets, scientists. its elegant white marble structure, its unique design and its peculiar tilt made it one of the symbols of Italy and a very popular international “must-see”. Neverthless, the the Tower was not originally conceived as a tourist atttraction, but to provide the Cathedral of Pisa<\/a> with the neccessay sound-emitting device, outlined in a significant and symbolic form.
\nOn 9th August 1173, work began on the foundations of the bell tower for the Cathedral of S. Maria<\/a>\u00a0on Piazza dei Miracoli<\/a>.\u00a0It was to be some distance from the church, about 56 metres tall, weighing 14.453 metric tons. Initially, the director of works was probably the architect Diotisalvi, the same person who began the Baptistery<\/a>. Work stopped after the third ring because of subsidence under the foundations of the Tower. Soft groundand the fact that in ancient times a bend in the river Auser flowed here, making the terrain unstable, is the reason why the tower leans, making it famous.<\/p>\n

The problem of instability brought work to an end for a long time.\u00a0Building recommenced in 1275 under the guidance of Giovanni di Simone and Giovanni Pisano; three more rings were added to the three already completed. In an attempt to straighten the tower, the three additional floors bend slightly in the opposite direction from the slant of the Tower. It was completed in mid 14th century when the belfry was added. The structure of the Tower is highly unusual. It is made of two concentric cylinders joined together by a spiral staircase to the topmost story. Externally there are six rings of round-arched galleries. The marble ditch at the base of the Tower was added in the 19th century.<\/p>\n

Over the past decades, much has been written on the position of the Campanile<\/em>, postulating a possible symbolic eason for it, or indicating it as part of a hidden astronomy-inspired layout that would involve the whole Cathedral compound. The position itself is therefore the first of the tricky aspects of its construction. Obviously, this unusual location cannot be accidental and it is also true that the selected spot immediately appeared inadvisable, due to the nearby waterway, a branch of the Auser river derivering from the Serchio river that ran through this part of the city. As a matter of fact, we have to assume that the Campanile<\/em> was built at the south-eastern border of the Cathedral square mainly in order to “adjust” the eccentric position of the Cathedral<\/a> itself.<\/p>\n

The Tower was stabilised after a number of studies and researches carried out over the entire XX Century and culminated \u00a0in the intervention concieved and implemented by an International Committee in the years 1990 to 2001. The Tower now slopes at an angle of 5\u00b0 from the vertical. It remains standing because its centre of gravity is inside the perimeter of its base.<\/p>\n

(Credits:\u00a0 www.turismo.pisa.it<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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