Leaning Tower of Pisa: Then and Now
Bell tower of Pisa Cathedral, begun in 1173 and completed in 1372; it began to lean during construction on soft ground.
Historical view
Today
Key facts
| Country today | Italy |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | 1372 |
| Nearest city on the map | Florence (about 70 km) |
| Location | 43.723° N, 10.397° E |
Leaning Tower of PisaOpen Leaning Tower of Pisa in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Etruscans |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Greek city-states |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Ostrogoths |
| 600–799 | Lombard principalities |
| 800–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1599 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1600–1649 | Florence |
| 1650–1879 | Lucca |
| 1880–1913 | Italy |
| 1914–1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920–today | Italy |
Other landmarks nearby
Florence CathedralStanding · 1436
St Mark's BasilicaStanding · 1092
St. Peter's BasilicaRebuilt · 1626
PantheonStanding · AD 125
ColosseumRuins · AD 80
Neuschwanstein CastleStanding · 1886
Battles and sites nearby
- Canossa · 1077