Italy: Pisa and its attractions

When planning a trip, many tourists want to get the maximum amount of pleasure, experience and information about the place where they are going to go. Recently, Italy has been a very popular European country that millions of people dream of visiting around the planet (Pisa is one of the main reasons for such a desire). The great country has long been known for its architectural monuments, interesting history and unique culture. One of the most striking sights of Italy, of course, is the city-museum of Pisa. It is located near the sea, next to the Arno River. In the old days, the city was famous for its power and was one of the best (since, through trade, it supplied the country well with cash and rare materials).

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Surely every lover of history knows that the city of Pisa in Italy in ancient times maintained cultural and commercial relations with different countries. But after some time, the sea power fell into decay, this was facilitated by the aggravated war between Meloria and Genoa. Today, Pisa is famous for its cultural wealth, a high level of education and the development of science, art. The city has various squares, cathedrals, bell towers, as well as the Baptistery - a round building decorated in Romanesque style.

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Italy is famous for many attractions, Pisa is a city in which there are some of the most striking. Most of the tourists who came to relax in this magnificent place amazes with its originality of the area on which the famous works of art and architectural structures are located. It is called "Field of Miracles." On it towers a bell tower, a cathedral, a cemetery and a baptistery. Italy (Pisa in particular) is known to many thanks to the โ€œLeaning Towerโ€, which was created in 1173. Its height is 56 meters, although it was planned to build a building up to seventy meters. The creator of the unusual structure was Bonanno Pisano. His idea was that inside the structure he wanted to conduct research on the force of gravity. Later, Tommaso Pisano continued his work. Today, the building consists of six tiers of loggias with columns that encircle the building. The leaning style of Pisa is very interesting and unique; tourists will not be able to see anything like this anywhere else.

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Italy (Pisa in particular) is also known for the cathedral, the construction of which began back in 1064. In a unique structure several styles were combined, namely: Romanesque, Byzantine, early Christian, Norman and a little Arabic. Pisa Cathedral was dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The construction was completed only in the seventeenth century thanks to the famous architect Rainaldo. Today people from different parts of the world come to see the cathedral; it has been restored several times and looks great. Various works of art are collected inside the building, which is why it is often called a museum. Each tourist can see the city of Pisa on a map of Italy, plan their route in such a way as not to pass this beautiful place.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/G41342/


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