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Very favorable modulus of elasticity. Using Marble or Granite it is theoretically possible to build l2,000 foot skyscrapers. these would have a cylindrical profile. Consult Salvadori"s limits. Salvadori was an Italian-American architect and math professor at Columbia.

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The leaning tower of Pisa is the bell tower for the Catholic Cathedral of Pisa. In italian it is called the campanile.

There are three structures to the Cathedral Square that tourist flock to. The third structure is the freestanding baptistry.

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It was made as the bell tower for the church it sits next to.

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Because it is a local rock that looks good

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because the biggest marble excavations of Italy are nearby : carrara

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When was the tower of Pisa built?

The leaning tower of Pisa was built of the day of August 9,1173


How was pisa built?

the leaning tower of Pisa was built in 1173 and they finished building in 1350


Why is the Leaning Tower of Pisa where it is?

Pisa is the name of a Town, who, quite accidentally had a Tower built that started to lean. So the Tower became known as the "leaning Tower of Pisa". It can't be the "leaning Tower of Pisa" if it isn't in Pisa.


Why did they named it the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Pisa is the name of a Town, who, quite accidentally had a Tower built that started to lean. So the Tower became known as the "leaning Tower of Pisa". It can't be the "leaning Tower of Pisa" if it isn't in Pisa.


What time was the Leaning Tower of Pisa made in?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa or the The Piazza del Duomo, Pisa was built in 1173 and was finished in 1373.


A bell tower that is leaning because it was built on unstable soil?

Leaning Tower of Pisa


When was the leaning tower of pisa built and why?

The leaning tower of Pisa was built as a free standing bell tower for the nearby cathedral. Construction began in 1173 and was eventually completed in 1372.


Where is the lining tower of Pisa?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Pisa, which is in the Tuscany region of Italy. The tower was built to be vertical but started to lean when it was being built.


Who is oscar-who the leaning tower of pisa was built for?

tower of pisa was built before the oscars existed ye daft melon


What city was Pisa in rivalling with when they built the Leaning Tower?

Type your answer here... Pisa :)


What is a bell tower that was built on unstable soil?

Perhaps the best known is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Soil settling unevenly caused the tower to tilt- a LOT!


What cathedral bell tower in Italy was constructed to be vertical although it is not vertical today?

leaning Tower of Pisa