The piazza del Duomo, also called campo dei Miracoli gathers four of the most significant monuments of Pisa:¶Duomo or cathedral (xie-xiiie centuries), the Baptistry (xiie-xive centuries), Camposanto or cemetery and the bell-tower of Duomo or leaning tower (xiie-xive centuries).¶In the south of the piazza del Duomo, Ospedale Nuovo della Misericordia (xiiie-xive centuries) shelters the museo delle Sinopi.



Pisa is a railway and road crossroads as well as an industrial center turned mainly towards the textiles, mechanics, food and pharmaceutical industry, and glass.Tourism remains however a major activity of the city.

Pisa indeed has a remarkable whole of old buildings, whose principal ones are gathered on the "place of the Miracles":it is of the cathedral, the baptistry, the bell-tower and the cemetery.The building work of the cathedral, large white marble building of Romance style, began in 1063.Its frontage, richly decorated, was added to XIIe century.The construction of the baptistry, of the circular and capped shape of an immense dome, started in 1153;its frontage, very elaborate, date of XIVe century.The bell-tower, universally known under the name of "leaning Tower", is the first place of interest of the city.Its construction began in 1174 but had to be stopped when the architects understood that the foundations, not very deep, were not adapted on the unstable ground.The structure however was completed about the middle of XIVe century.The "leaning Tower" marries a cylindrical form and comprises eight stages equipped with arcades.It leans approximately 10 of the vertical.It had to be closed with the visits at the beginning of the year 1990 because of the risks of instability which its structure has.And, in 1992, one undertook to reinforce the foundations.According to the legend, Galileo would have benefitted from the slope of the tower to throw weights top of his top within the framework of his experiments on the free fall.Lastly, the cemetery (Camposanto) contains ancient fleshflies.Pisa is the seat of a university founded in 1343.

Greek city then étrusque, Pisa became a Roman colony in IIe front century. J-C.In IXe front century.J-C, it had already become a naval power.Helped of its allied, Genoa, it pushed back Buckwheats of Sardinia and took Corsica in XIe century.Later, the commercial competition between Pisa and Genoa lead to the war.XIIe century and the beginning of XIIIe century marked the apogee of the commercial power of the city.During the political disturbances which shook Italy with the Rebirth, Pisa adopted the faction gibeline, partisane emperors of the Empire saint against papacy.The guelfes, opposed faction, were carried out by Florence, who wanted to control the trade of Pisa.Pisa lost its power in 1284, after the defeat of the naval forces vis-a-vis Génois (battles naval of Meloria).During following centuries, Pisa gained some victories over ground, but its general military situation worsened.In 1406, it was subjected by Florence.Pisa became again independent in 1494, but fell down under the control of Florence in 1509.For the remainder of the history of the city, to see Florence.Pisa is the fatherland of several famous characters, in particular Galileo, the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and Andrea Pisano.

The piazza del Duomo, also called campo dei Miracoli gathers four of the most significant monuments of Pisa:¶Duomo or cathedral (xie-xiiie centuries), the Baptistry (xiie-xive centuries), Camposanto or cemetery and the bell-tower of Duomo or leaning tower (xiie-xive centuries).¶In the south of the piazza del Duomo, Ospedale Nuovo della Misericordia (xiiie-xive centuries) shelters the museo delle Sinopi.



Pisa is a railway and road crossroads as well as an industrial center turned mainly towards the textiles, mechanics, food and pharmaceutical industry, and glass.Tourism remains however a major activity of the city.

Pisa indeed has a remarkable whole of old buildings, whose principal ones are gathered on the "place of the Miracles":it is of the cathedral, the baptistry, the bell-tower and the cemetery.The building work of the cathedral, large white marble building of Romance style, began in 1063.Its frontage, richly decorated, was added to XIIe century.The construction of the baptistry, of the circular and capped shape of an immense dome, started in 1153;its frontage, very elaborate, date of XIVe century.The bell-tower, universally known under the name of "leaning Tower", is the first place of interest of the city.Its construction began in 1174 but had to be stopped when the architects understood that the foundations, not very deep, were not adapted on the unstable ground.The structure however was completed about the middle of XIVe century.The "leaning Tower" marries a cylindrical form and comprises eight stages equipped with arcades.It leans approximately 10 of the vertical.It had to be closed with the visits at the beginning of the year 1990 because of the risks of instability which its structure has.And, in 1992, one undertook to reinforce the foundations.According to the legend, Galileo would have benefitted from the slope of the tower to throw weights top of his top within the framework of his experiments on the free fall.Lastly, the cemetery (Camposanto) contains ancient fleshflies.Pisa is the seat of a university founded in 1343.

Greek city then étrusque, Pisa became a Roman colony in IIe front century. J-C.In IXe front century.J-C, it had already become a naval power.Helped of its allied, Genoa, it pushed back Buckwheats of Sardinia and took Corsica in XIe century.Later, the commercial competition between Pisa and Genoa lead to the war.XIIe century and the beginning of XIIIe century marked the apogee of the commercial power of the city.During the political disturbances which shook Italy with the Rebirth, Pisa adopted the faction gibeline, partisane emperors of the Empire saint against papacy.The guelfes, opposed faction, were carried out by Florence, who wanted to control the trade of Pisa.Pisa lost its power in 1284, after the defeat of the naval forces vis-a-vis Génois (battles naval of Meloria).During following centuries, Pisa gained some victories over ground, but its general military situation worsened.In 1406, it was subjected by Florence.Pisa became again independent in 1494, but fell down under the control of Florence in 1509.For the remainder of the history of the city, to see Florence.Pisa is the fatherland of several famous characters, in particular Galileo, the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and Andrea Pisano.

The piazza del Duomo, also called campo dei Miracoli gathers four of the most significant monuments of Pisa:¶Duomo or cathedral (xie-xiiie centuries), the Baptistry (xiie-xive centuries), Camposanto or cemetery and the bell-tower of Duomo or leaning tower (xiie-xive centuries).¶In the south of the piazza del Duomo, Ospedale Nuovo della Misericordia (xiiie-xive centuries) shelters the museo delle Sinopi.



Pisa is a railway and road crossroads as well as an industrial center turned mainly towards the textiles, mechanics, food and pharmaceutical industry, and glass.Tourism remains however a major activity of the city.

Pisa indeed has a remarkable whole of old buildings, whose principal ones are gathered on the "place of the Miracles":it is of the cathedral, the baptistry, the bell-tower and the cemetery.The building work of the cathedral, large white marble building of Romance style, began in 1063.Its frontage, richly decorated, was added to XIIe century.The construction of the baptistry, of the circular and capped shape of an immense dome, started in 1153;its frontage, very elaborate, date of XIVe century.The bell-tower, universally known under the name of "leaning Tower", is the first place of interest of the city.Its construction began in 1174 but had to be stopped when the architects understood that the foundations, not very deep, were not adapted on the unstable ground.The structure however was completed about the middle of XIVe century.The "leaning Tower" marries a cylindrical form and comprises eight stages equipped with arcades.It leans approximately 10 of the vertical.It had to be closed with the visits at the beginning of the year 1990 because of the risks of instability which its structure has.And, in 1992, one undertook to reinforce the foundations.According to the legend, Galileo would have benefitted from the slope of the tower to throw weights top of his top within the framework of his experiments on the free fall.Lastly, the cemetery (Camposanto) contains ancient fleshflies.Pisa is the seat of a university founded in 1343.

Greek city then étrusque, Pisa became a Roman colony in IIe front century. J-C.In IXe front century.J-C, it had already become a naval power.Helped of its allied, Genoa, it pushed back Buckwheats of Sardinia and took Corsica in XIe century.Later, the commercial competition between Pisa and Genoa lead to the war.XIIe century and the beginning of XIIIe century marked the apogee of the commercial power of the city.During the political disturbances which shook Italy with the Rebirth, Pisa adopted the faction gibeline, partisane emperors of the Empire saint against papacy.The guelfes, opposed faction, were carried out by Florence, who wanted to control the trade of Pisa.Pisa lost its power in 1284, after the defeat of the naval forces vis-a-vis Génois (battles naval of Meloria).During following centuries, Pisa gained some victories over ground, but its general military situation worsened.In 1406, it was subjected by Florence.Pisa became again independent in 1494, but fell down under the control of Florence in 1509.For the remainder of the history of the city, to see Florence.Pisa is the fatherland of several famous characters, in particular Galileo, the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and Andrea Pisano.