in the days when Pisa was a great seaport. A large number of carved Roman sarcophagi line the cloister arcades. The Cathedral Museum, known in Italian as the Museo dell' Opera del Duomo ...

He was by trade a sculptor, crafting the bronze doors of Pisa cathedral. But it is thought that in 1173 he began building the tower of Pisa, a 187ft tall bell tower. Five years after ...

The dome at Pisa Cathedral has recently undergone a full restoration process. Over the course of two and a half years, experts carried out maintenance checks, replastered certain sections and ...

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