The Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is undoubtedly the main city landmark and unique architectural object of world significance. Its unique architectural form has given the Tower of Pisa its worldwide fame. The erection of the tower was started in 1173. The architectural masterpiece which the guests of the city may witness today is a result of numerous reconstructions and modifications held through the centuries. However the Tower of Pisa looks impressive and rather balanced despite all the renovations.
Close to the Tower of Pisa tourists will find the Cathedral being the main religious object of the city. The cathedral was established in the middle of the 11th century. The construction of the grand building of the religious landmark was managed by a leading architect of that time named Buscheto. A strict appearance of the building hides a genuine interior decoration of inimitable beauty with thousands of unique elements.
Ingenious mosaics artistic finishing made of rare sorts of marble, handmade carvings and vast open terraces, antique statues and fresco paintings with images of saints are the articles of endless admiration of thousands of tourists. The Baptistry (Battistero di San Giovanni Battista) has a great historical and artistic value. The Baptistry is the largest religious building in its kind on the territory of the country.
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