Pisa Not Pizza
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ONE HUNDRED
NINETY AND NI
NE YEARS TIME
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IS WHAT IT TOOK TO BUILD
THIS TOWER IN AN ITALIAN
CITY BEHIND ITS CATHEDRAL
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THIS FREE STANDING TOWER
IN THE CITY OF PISA WAS FOR
THE CATHEDRALS LARGE BELL
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THUS BEING THE BELL TOWER
THE TOWER BEGAN LEANING
DURING THE CONTRUCTION
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LATER ONE SIDE OF THE BASE
WAS DISCOVERED TO BE TOO
SOFT A FOUNDATION FOR IT
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SO GUESS THEY NEVER READ
THE STORY ABOUT BUILDING
ON SAND OR WAS IT THEIRS
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IT STARTED LEANING MORE
AND MORE OVER DECADES
THEN IT LOOKED LIKE THIS
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THIS TOWER HAS BECOME
VERY FAMOUS OVER THE
YEARS AND IS KNOWN AS
THE LEANING TOWER OF
PISA FOUND IN THE CITY
PISA IN TUSCANY ITALY
Brenda Meier-Hans
09.16.2014
Copyright © Brenda Meier-Hans | Year Posted 2014
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