🏛️ Leaning Tower of Pisa (Campanile)
UNESCO World Heritage bell tower in Pisa's Square of Miracles
📋 Fast Facts
- Height: 55.86 to 56.7 meters (183–186 feet)
- Current tilt: 3.99 degrees
- Construction began: 1173; completed 14th century
- Eight stories with 294 steps; seven bells in the bell chamber
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Campanile) is a Romanesque bell tower in Pisa's Piazza del Duomo complex, one of Italy's most recognizable structures. Built over more than two centuries, the tower's unintended tilt—caused by soft ground composed of clay, fine sand, and shells—has made it globally famous. As part of the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO World Heritage Site, it stands alongside the cathedral, baptistery, and Camposanto Monumentale, forming an exceptional medieval architectural ensemble ...