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Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.

Located at 43.7231, 10.3964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1372, Towers completed in the 14th century, Buildings and structures in Pisa, Towers in Italy, Bell towers, Inclined towers, Romanesque architecture in Italy, World Heritage Sites in Italy, 1170s architecture, Visitor attractions in Pisa

Piazza dei Miracoli

The Piazza del Duomo ("Cathedral Square") is a wide, walled area to the north of central Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as one of the main centers for medieval art in the world. Partly paved and partly grassed, it is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Duomo (cathedral), the Campanile, the Baptistry and the Camposanto. It is otherwise known as Piazza dei Miracoli ("Square of Miracles").

Located at 43.7233, 10.3953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Piazzas in Pisa, Buildings and structures in Pisa, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Domes, Sites of papal elections, Visitor attractions in Pisa

Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani

Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (usually referred to just as Arena Garibaldi) is a multi-use stadium in Pisa, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of A.C. Pisa 1909. The stadium holds 25,000 (14,869 approved) and was opened in 1919. In 2001, the stadium was entitled to Romeo Anconetani, Pisa chairman and owner during their Serie A tenure as well as colourful figure of Italian football in the 1980s, who died in 1999.

Located at 43.7253, 10.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Italy

Baptistry (Pisa)

The Baptistry of St. John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni) is a religious building in Pisa, Italy. It started construction in 1152, in replacement of an older baptistry, and completed in 1363. It is the second building, in the chronological order, in the Piazza dei Miracoli, near the Cathedral and the famous Leaning Tower.

Located at 43.7233, 10.3939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1360s architecture, Baptisteries, Churches in Pisa, Domes, Romanesque architecture in Italy

Orto botanico di Pisa

The Orto botanico di Pisa, also known as the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pisa, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Pisa, and located at via Luca Ghini 5, Pisa, Italy. It is open weekday mornings without charge. The garden was established in 1544 under Cosimo I de' Medici as the first university botanical garden in Europe, and entrusted to the famous botanist Luca Ghini of Imola.

Located at 43.7198, 10.3959 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1544 establishments, Botanical gardens in Italy, University of Pisa, Buildings and structures in Pisa, Gardens in Tuscany, Visitor attractions in Pisa

Camposanto Monumentale

The Campo Santo, also known as Camposanto Monumentale ("monumental cemetery") or Camposanto Vecchio ("old cemetery"), is a historical edifice at the northern edge of the Cathedral Square in Pisa, Italy. "Campo Santo" can be literally translated as "holy field", because it is said to have been built around a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha, brought back to Pisa from the Fourth Crusade by Ubaldo de' Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa in the 12th century.

Located at 43.723, 10.395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Italy, Roman Catholic cemeteries, Buildings and structures in Pisa, Museums in Pisa, 1278 establishments, Buildings and structures completed in 1464, Domes, Visitor attractions in Pisa

Santa Chiara (Pisa)

Santa Chiara is a church in Pisa, Italy, a few paces away from the Piazza dei Miracoli. Originally called Santo Spirito, it was reconstructed in 1227 as the chapel for the adjacent hospital of St. Clare, later called Spedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito. The portal fresco of Madonna and child with Saints Clare and Francis dates from the 17th century. One of the relics contained therein is a supposed spine from the crown of Christ held at the church of Santa Maria della Spina.

Located at 43.7217, 10.3954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Pisa, 13th-century architecture

San Ranierino (Pisa)

The church of San Ranierino (or Saints Ranieri and Leonardo) is a church located in central Pisa, Italy, near piazza del Duomo. The present building was constructed on this site in the second half of the 19th century. The original church of this name stood adjacent to the hospital facing Piazza dei Miracoli. In 1868, as part of a large urban renewal directed by Luigi Torelli, that structure was demolished and rebuilt at this new site.

Located at 43.7228, 10.3985 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Pisa