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Compact yet compelling, Pisa draws visitors with the Leaning Tower.
The iconic white tower is one of the many marble-clad wonders that define Pisa's golden age, when this city was a maritime power rivaling Genoa and Venice.
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Italy's most recognizable sight took nearly 200 years to complete.
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The unusual 3.97-degree incline was, however, not intentional, but rather an architectural mishap dating back to the early stages of the construction.
Despite its engineering drawbacks, the tower is a masterpiece of masonry.
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The pièce de résistance of Piazza del Duomo has always been the Pisa Cathedral.
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Erected in 1064, it was the first architectural wonder built to showcase the prowess of the maritime republic.
Every detail about the Cathedral is amazing, from the columned facade to the interplay of polychrome marble and mosaics.
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An outstanding example of Pisa's stylistic transition from Romanesque to Gothic.
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The interior is surprisingly plain and austere, consisting of eight columns that surround a large octagonal marble baptismal font.
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Once the burial ground of the Pisan elites, Campo Santo means the 'Holy Field'.
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It contains a collection of sarcophagi and funerary objects belonging to Pisa’s most illustrious families, guilds, and clergy.
But what makes this cemetery truly unique is its magnificent fresco cycle on the inner walls, depicting Biblical scenes in vivid detail and colors.
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An assembly of cobbled lanes, old houses, churches, and Renaissance palaces.
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Straddling the Arno River, most of the buildings have warm tones such as orange, ochre, and pastel pink.
A remarkable site is the 14th-century Church of Santa Maria della Spina, which resembles a marble jewelry box.
Richly decorated riverside palace in Pisa Old Town.
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