📜The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is a bell tower, famous for its dramatic tilt to one side. Located adjacent to the Cathedral of Pisa, the tower has become an icon of Italy. It is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Cathedral Square. There are eight floors in leaning tower of Pisa including the observation deck at the top. The estimated weight of the tower is 14,500 metric tons. 📜The Leaning Tower of Pisa was not originally intended to lean, but because it was built on soft soils the tower gradually tilted to one side. Prior to its restoration in 1990 to 2001, the tower had a tilt of 5.5 degrees. Many people think that it will fall one day. 📜Millions of tourists flock to the lawns around the tower to take the classic photo pretending to hold up (or knock down) the tower. 📜Visitors can also climb the steps to the top inside the tower. Big blind arcades boasting geometrical decorations form the base of this tower. There are seven bells tuned clockwise to a musical scale located on top of the tower. 📜Even though some people regard the tower to be an engineering failure owing to the tilt, yet the tower has acquired a special place in history. The tower has also been used for experiments by the famous Italian scientist named Galileo Galilei. He is believed to have thrown two balls (of different masses) from the tower to prove that their descending time was not related to their masses. 🏷The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Pisa, which is in the Tuscany region of Italy, not far from Florence. The tower is located in town Piazza del Duomo (Piazza of the Cathedral) along with the town’s cathedral and baptistry. You can take a taxi or choose to travel in a bus from the Pisa airport, located in the proximity of the city center. ⛅Mornings are the best time to beat the crowds, although seeing all the tourists and their photo-ops can be entertaining in itself. Summer in Pisa is very hot and humid, but expect rain in fall and winter. 💸The entry ticket to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy (and the Cathedral) costs Euro 18 per person. For online bookings, the tickets must be bought 12 to 20 days prior to the date of the visit and are subject to availability. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📸:@𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒙, @𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔.𝒍𝒆𝒂, @𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒗.𝒚𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒚𝒂, @𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒇𝒋𝒆𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒔