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Kirigami – The Leaning Tower at Pisa

May 13th, 2009 | Posted in Kirigami

This kirigami, The Leaning Tower at Pisa, is created by cutting a paper to get the 3D form. Below are the pictures with different views of The Leaning Tower at Pisa kirigami.

About The Leaning Tower at Pisa:

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) after the cathedral and the baptistry.
Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction. The tower presently leans to the southwest.
The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. The tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but after the restoration works between 1990 and 2001 the tower leans at an angle of 3.99 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from where it would stand if the tower were perfectly vertical.

img 0392 300x225 Kirigami   The Leaning Tower at Pisa

Kirigami - The Leaning Tower at Pisa

img 0391 300x225 Kirigami   The Leaning Tower at Pisa

Kirigami - The Leaning Tower at Pisa



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