Do we need tickets to go to the Leaning Tower?

Following up to Keith Anderson

and Chesterfield's church tower doesn't so much lean as twist.....

http://www.derbyshireuk.net/chesterfield_church.jpg

ive seen that one, weird.
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:39:53 +0200, Keith Anderson
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:23:58 +0100, "Mike....."
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Following up to tile

I recommend visiting the other monuments around the tower. and the
churchyard. the tower is nice being looked at

one thing I didnt realise until much later is that there are other
leaning
towers in Italy.

A couple I know of in the UK too........

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/3...6b7ef5.jpg?v=0

You'd have thought they'd have built Norfolk House upright.


and Chesterfield's church tower doesn't so much lean as twist.....

http://www.derbyshireuk.net/chesterfield_church.jpg

It's warped wood, innit?
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tile wrote:
David Bennetts wrote:
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I just found this website that sells tickets for the Leaning Tower
(apparently 10 tickets for every 20 minute interval at 17 Euro per
person). Is it important to buy these in advance or can we just buy
them when we arrive? Is there a risk of losing out? We'll be in
Pisa on a Tuesday in mid-August and probably see the Tower at about
11:00 AM.

Thanks a bunch.
My brother returned recently from a visit to Italy, and said that
climbers are very restricted in number. Given that you are going to
be there in the height of the tourist season at the busiest time of
day I'd suggest that if you want to climb the tower you pre-book to
avoid disappointment.
I climbed the tower on my first visit to Europe in 1969. It was a
weird experience climbing the spiral staircase, with the lean on the
tower, the stairs varied in difficulty depending which side you were
on. Was certainly memorable. At that time I don't recall any
restrictions, but we're in a different world today with health and
safety issues, and care of the monument itself.

Regards

David Bennetts
Australia

the tower had been closed for a few years after yr visit. They made
consolidation works and restored a few parts.
then there was the choice of limiting the number of visitors. and rising the
price of climbing

again. I recommend visiting the other monuments around the tower. and the
churchyard. the tower is nice being looked at


It's kind of sad that 99.9% of tourists in Pisa just want to see the
Leaning Tower, when it's the Piazza dei Miracoli itself with its
cathedral, bapistry and bell tower as a unity that actually makes this
place absolutely unique- where else in the world can you see a cathedral
split into three totally separate buildings standing in the middle of
a huge field? What kind of crazy architect dreamed this up? It looks
like the whole thing must have been dropped out of a flying saucer and
broke into three pieces before it landed.

Ok, buy the tickets, take the photo, get back on the bus.

I just found this website that sells tickets for the Leaning Tower
(apparently 10 tickets for every 20 minute interval at 17 Euro per
person). Is it important to buy these in advance or can we just buy
them when we arrive? Is there a risk of losing out? We'll be in Pisa
on a Tuesday in mid-August and probably see the Tower at about 11:00
AM.

Thanks a bunch.


Tuesday? Isn't that when the Michaelangelo gallery in Florence is closed? I
remember we tried to do both Florence and Pisa on a Tuesday long ago....

Mike..... wrote:
Following up to tile

I recommend visiting the other monuments around the tower. and the
churchyard. the tower is nice being looked at

one thing I didnt realise until much later is that there are other
leaning towers in Italy.
yes there were about 200 towers in Bologna.. now about 16
the towers Asinelli and Garisenda are both leaning
Asinelli is 120 metres high

Markku Grönroos wrote:
"Keith Anderson" kirjoitti
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:23:58 +0100, "Mike....."
wrote:

Following up to tile

I recommend visiting the other monuments around the tower. and the
churchyard. the tower is nice being looked at

one thing I didnt realise until much later is that there are other
leaning towers in Italy.

A couple I know of in the UK too........

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/3...6b7ef5.jpg?v=0

and Chesterfield's church tower doesn't so much lean as twist.....

http://www.derbyshireuk.net/chesterfield_church.jpg

Britons and Italians aren't that good building constructors.

In fact . look at monuments that are over 2000 years old in Italy
and see how many of them are still scattered in Europe
the Etruscans invented the Etruscan arch.
the romans invented the roman arch
look at what Italian Builders have done in Italy, Europe, the world.
let me remind you that two major channels.. Suez and Panama, have been
planned by a French, ( ferdinand de lesseps) but actually the building
engineers were italian. Ing Luigi Negrelli is one of them.
Most of the forts in south and central america were planned by italian
engineers working for spain.
Moscow and San Petersburg main monuments were made by italian architects.
Not to mention all the architects that are still famous all over the world
Do you know Palladio for instance ??

Following up to tile

Britons and Italians aren't that good building constructors.

scara brae, stonehenge and jarlshof are doing well after up to 4000 years
although they all have leaky roofs :-)
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:17:07 +0200, Tom P
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It's kind of sad that 99.9% of tourists in Pisa just want to see the
Leaning Tower, when it's the Piazza dei Miracoli itself with its
cathedral, bapistry and bell tower as a unity that actually makes this
place absolutely unique- where else in the world can you see a cathedral
split into three totally separate buildings standing in the middle of
a huge field? What kind of crazy architect dreamed this up? It looks
like the whole thing must have been dropped out of a flying saucer and
broke into three pieces before it landed.

Ok, buy the tickets, take the photo, get back on the bus.

I spent most of my time there in the cathedral. It was one
of the first major European mediaeval cathedrals that I saw
and I found it wonderful. The tower was impressive, but
still just a tower...

Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Alan S wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:17:07 +0200, Tom P
wrote:

It's kind of sad that 99.9% of tourists in Pisa just want to see the
Leaning Tower, when it's the Piazza dei Miracoli itself with its
cathedral, bapistry and bell tower as a unity that actually makes
this place absolutely unique- where else in the world can you see a
cathedral split into three totally separate buildings standing in
the middle of a huge field? What kind of crazy architect dreamed
this up? It looks like the whole thing must have been dropped out of
a flying saucer and broke into three pieces before it landed.

Ok, buy the tickets, take the photo, get back on the bus.

I spent most of my time there in the cathedral. It was one
of the first major European mediaeval cathedrals that I saw
and I found it wonderful. The tower was impressive, but
still just a tower...

Cheers, Alan, Australia

the name of Piazza dei Miracoli is explained by the monuments that are
there.. so many marvels in such a limited space.

Let me add that about 46% of the Unesco protected monuments are in Italy
just for the people that want to know about it.

Mike..... wrote:
Following up to tile

Britons and Italians aren't that good building constructors.

scara brae, stonehenge and jarlshof are doing well after up to 4000
years although they all have leaky roofs :-)
well done and said.