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12/05/01 |
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06/21/05 |
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stone
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55.863 m | | |
diameter at base |
15.484 m | | |
interior diameter |
7.368 m |
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| 9 August 1173
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| Construction begins, but is halted when the tower begins to lean in the middle of the third floor. |
| ca. 1272- 1275
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| Construction continues around this time. |
| 14 December 2001
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| After being closed for 12 years, the tower is again opened to the public through group tours. |
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Campanile di Pisa, Pacini Editore.
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Barter, James The Tower of Pisa, Lucent Books, ISBN 1560068744, 2001.
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Burland, John Preserving Pisa's Treasure, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", March 2002, n. 3 v. 72 .
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Bussagli, Marco Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 259.
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Froli, M. The Calculation of Thermal Movements and Eigenstresses in the Leaning Tower of Pisa, in
"Bautechnik", January 2006, n. 1 v. 83 .
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Froli, Maurizio Instationäre Temperaturfelder und thermische Einwirkungen auf den Schiefen Turm von Pisa., in
"Bautechnik", May 2001, n. 5 v. 78 .
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Froli, Maurizio Statistical analysis of temperature measurements in the Leaning Tower of Pisa in comparison with theoretical predictions, in
"Bautechnik", October 2002, n. 10 v. 79 .
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Hoff, Robert Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3887848861, 1998; pp. 27-35.
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Kérisel, Jean Tour de Pise, in
"Chantiers de France", July - August 1999, n. 322 .
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Leonhardt, Fritz The Committee to Save the Tower of Pisa: A Personal Report, in
"Structural Engineering International", August 1997, n. 3 v. 7 .
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Lodigiani, Alberto Prestressing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, in
"VSL News", 1993, n. 2 v. 4 .
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Moretti, Italo Toscane romane, Editions Zodiaque, La Pierre-qui-Vire (France) .
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Reina, Peter Soil Extraction Saves Teetering Tower of Pisa, in
"Engineering News Record", 30 April 2001 .
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Sanpaolesi, L. Structural Behaviour of the Leaning Tower, Pisa, in
"Structural Engineering International", February 1993, n. 1 v. 3 .
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Wippel, H. Der Schiefe Turm von Pisa - eine unendliche Geschichte, in
"Bautechnik", October 2005, n. 10 v. 82 .
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