italy's - The tower of pisa |
So, as our second to last topic we chose The Tower of Pisa, it was built known as a freestanding bell tower for the cathedral in Pisa. It cool how it weighs about 14,500 tons, plus thee are to known that there are 294 steps on the south side of the tower. It has took 344 years to build in 1174, and there is a total of 8 floors on this building and the 7 bells are on the 8th floor. It is a amazing site to see there, plus it has a mark on World War II because the Germans were using the Leaning Tower of Pisa as an observation post. So, one the allies saw how beautiful the tower was they took the idea out to not destroy the tower.
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