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Pisa. The fountain of the Railway Station Square.
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The Church of Santa Maria della Spina (St. Mary of the Thorn) is...
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St. Mary of the Thorn.
The church is the finest example of Gothic architecture.
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St. Mary of the Thorn.
The 'spina" refers to a thorn from Christ's Crown of thorns.
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St. Mary of the Thorn.
The Church was originally even closer to the river but was moved to...
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Piazza dei Cavalieri = The Knights Square
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The Piazza dei Cavalieri. The Church of Santo Stephano has an elegant marble...
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Piazza dei Miracoli is one of the most remarkable squares in Italy. We...
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The Cathedral (Duomo) is the oldest and most impressive building on...
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The interior is very impressive. The granite columns support the arcades. The...
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The Baptistery is a wonderful smart circular building. It represents...
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In the centre we see an octagonal baptismal font (1246) with the...
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La Torre di Pisa.
The Leaning Tower was constructed as a bell tower between AD 1173 and 1370 in...
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La Torre di Pisa.
The Tower has subsided vertically as a result of the unstable nature of the...
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La Torre di Pisa.
The Tower was used by Galileo to prove his theory of the objects...
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La Torre di Pisa.
Although the tower leans about 15 feet out of the line, it has recently been...
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La Torre di Pisa.
The view from the top is great!
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La Torre di Pisa.
The Tower is the Campanile (Bell tower) for the cathedral (Duomo). At the 8th...
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La Torre di Pisa.
The view over the Field of Miracles, the Cathedral and the baptistery.
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Western Europe
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