Pisa

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The city of Pisa, seen from the tower

The cathedral with the leaning tower

Pisa is a city in Italy. About 85.000 people live in the city. The city has a very long and turbulent history. The "Leaning Tower of Pisa" is a famous landmark of Pisa.

[change] Important buildings

The Monumental Camposanto in the Piazza del Duomo

Façade of Santa Maria della Spina

St' Francis' church

Palazzo della Carovana or dei Cavalieri

Cittadella

The Leaning Tower , the most famous image of the city.
Campo dei Miracoli (in English: "Square of Miracles") in the north of the old town center.
Duomo di Pisa.
The Baptistry.
The Camposanto (The monumental cemetery of the city).
Piazza dei Cavalieri, (the "Knights' Square" in English).
Church o Santo Steano dei cavalieri,in the "Knights' Square".
St. Sixtus,a small church.
The church of St. Francis, designed by Giovanni di Simone, built after 1276. In 1343 new chapels were added and the church was elevated.
Church of San Frediano, built by 1061.
Church of San Nicola, built by 1097, was enlarged between 1297 and 1313
The small church of Santa Maria della Spina,
The church of San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno,
Lungarno, the avenues along the river Arno.
The Medici Palace, a building of the Appiano family, who ruled Pisa in 1392–1398. In 1400 the Medici acquired it, and Lorenzo de' Medici lived here.
The Orto botanico di Pisa is Europe's oldest university botanical garden.
The Palazzo Reale ("Royal Palace").
Palazzo Gambacorti, a Gothic building of the 14th century.
Palazzo Agostini, a Gothic building
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo: where there are the original sculptures of Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano.
Museo delle Sinopie: showing the sinopias from the camposanto, the monumental cemetery.
Museo Nazionale di S. Matteo: exhibiting sculptures and painting from 12th century–15th century,of Giovanni and Andrea Pisano, the Master of San Martino, Simone Martini, Nino Pisano and Masaccio.