The two cities started construction of their respective cathedrals nearly at the same time and entered a playful competition as to which one would be able to built the most outstanding place of worship. The tower just continued to lean, and because of the difficulties the construction was stopped.The cathedral’s roots go back to early medieval times, when Pisa was a flourishing Maritime Republic competing with Venice for its leading role as Italy’s leading trading harbor. However by the time they got to the fourth story, they had to make the southern columns 2 inches taller than the northern ones. The builders tried to make it look better by building the columns and arches on the south side about an inch taller than those on the north side. The Romanesque Tower of Pisa, comprising 14,000 tonnes of white marble, was completed 176 years later – but it was also embarrassingly crooked.īecause there was a lot of water under the ground in this area, Bonnano was able to place the foundation only about 10 feet down into the ground.Īs the first story of the tower was completed, the south side began to sink. In 1174, engineer Bonnano Pisano laid a marble foundation large enough to park about 16 Ferrari 328s in and started building the campanile for the cathedral and baptistry of Pisa. This marked the end of Pisa as a useful port and the end of its wealth and power. The islands controlled by Pisa were lost and the influence began to decline.īy the 15th century the Arno River had become so filled with silt that it completely cut off Pisa from the sea. The decline of Pisa began in 1284 when Genoa defeated the Pisans in battle. The Pisans enjoyed a time of great prosperity
The island of Corsica came under Pisan control in 1077, and in 1113 so did the Balearic Islands near Spain. As their riches and influence increased, the city of Pisa, Italy, became more and more powerful.
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