ManuelLaMantia wrote: Peire wrote:
The leaning tower of Pisa is not the only one.....
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There is another,60 km to the South from my home.Not as tall and artistically executed,but more than 750 years old and really skewed....
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That little town is also famous of doctor Frankenstein - he was supposed to create he's Frankenstein Monster there.This had happened in this street.....
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In this house.......
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Behind these windows.......
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Gees.....!
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There are many old mysterious nooks,bystreets and architectural details around as well...
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And the old ruined castle too...
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The view from the tower extends to the mountains and Czech lands bedind them,
while storms with heavy rains are darkening the sky.....
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After the rain it is nice to have a couple of espressoes in the "Cafe Under The Curved" at the tower's foot.....
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And buy a flower pot full of fragrant blooming lavender in the old market florist.
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Peire, always impressed by the order and the cleaning of these villages... your posts seem a tourist advertisement and I'm tempted to visit those places... maybe one day BTW very nice captures
Could you tell me some more about the leaning tower? Seems the last part at the top is less leaning and also bricks seem different... Thanks in advance!
Manuel
Thank you Manuel.Very kind of you.I photograph the places I love,trying to show their normal,everyday beauty as seen through my eyes.Not all of them are neat and tidy everywhere of course.Many require investments and restoration to look as they used to until the WWII,but all efforts are evidently going the right direction,which pleases me.
As for the tower - it was erected at about 1250 as a part of a little knight's castle,before the town was established.In 1280ties was incorporated into the city walls.Converted into churche's campanille in 1413.In 1598,after local earthquake it get deviated from vertical by 1.5m.In 1858 great fire has destroyed it's upper part,which was rebuilt and straighten somehow.From that time it serves as a historical monument and touristic attraction.
Walls are more than 4m thick.Height - 32m.This is the highest leaning tower in Poland.To get to the top you have to go up 132 steps.Current deviation from vertical - 2,1m.The base is made of field stones.Medieval bricks were put upon them.The upper part consist of contemporary,XiX'th century brick used for reconstruction after the fire.Hence the difference in bricks look.
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