Leaning Tower of Pisa is located at Pisa's Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral
Square), also known as Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles) in the
city of Pisa in 
Italy.
The Piazza del Duomo with the cathedral (Duomo de Pisa), the baptistery
of St. John (Battistero di San Giovanni) the bell tower (Torre di Pisa)
and the Camposanto Monumentale with its frescoes, is recognized as one
of the main centers for medieval art in Italy.
The Tower of Pisa is the freestanding bell tower (campanile) of Pisa's Cathedral made of white marble. Its construction began in the end of 1173 and continued (with two long interruptions) for about two hundred years, The reason why the bell tower is leaning is a result of a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction, by now about 17 feet (5.2 m) out of the perpendicular.
Height of the tower is about 56 m (184 ft)
Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes.
Italy.
The Piazza del Duomo with the cathedral (Duomo de Pisa), the baptistery
of St. John (Battistero di San Giovanni) the bell tower (Torre di Pisa)
and the Camposanto Monumentale with its frescoes, is recognized as one
of the main centers for medieval art in Italy. The Tower of Pisa is the freestanding bell tower (campanile) of Pisa's Cathedral made of white marble. Its construction began in the end of 1173 and continued (with two long interruptions) for about two hundred years, The reason why the bell tower is leaning is a result of a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction, by now about 17 feet (5.2 m) out of the perpendicular.
Height of the tower is about 56 m (184 ft)
Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes.
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