比萨斜塔是意大利比萨城大教堂的独立式钟楼,位于托斯卡纳省比萨城北面的奇迹广场上。广场上散布着一组宗教建筑,它们是大教堂、洗礼堂、钟楼(即比萨斜塔)和墓园,它们的外墙面均为乳白色大理石砌成,各自相对独立但又形成统一罗马式建筑风格。比萨斜塔位于比萨大教堂的后面。比萨斜塔始建于1173年,设计为垂直建造,但是在工程开始后不久(1178年),便由于地基不均匀和土层松软而倾斜。1372年完工,塔身向东南倾斜。过去人们曾一度认为钟楼是故意被设计成倾斜的,但是现在人们清楚 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a free-standing bell tower of the Cathedral of Pisa in Italy, located on Piazza dei Miracoli, north of the city of Pisa in Tuscany. The square is dotted with religious buildings of the cathedral, the baptistery, the bell tower (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) and the cemetery, all of which are opulently marbled in their outer walls, each relatively independent but forming a unified Romanesque building style. Leaning Tower of Pisa is located behind Pisa Cathedral. The Pisa Tower was originally built in 1173 and was designed to be built vertically, but shortly after the project began (1178), it was tilted due to uneven foundations and loose soil. Completed in 1372, the tower tilted to the southeast. People used to think that the clock tower was deliberately designed to tilt, but now it is clear