Pisa - Classic Romanesque
Coming soon - Duomo interiors, labours of the months panels in the Baptistery, and more ....
The Duomo - built between 1063 and 1150
Set in the the first arch on the left of the West Front is the tomb of Architect Buscheto, who was in charge when the building started in 1063
A panel from the pulpit in the Duomo, which Giovanni Pisano (1245 - 1320) (son of Nicola, below) took ten years to complete
The bronze doors in the West Front (above and below) by Giambologna date from 1602, the previous ones having been detroyed by fire.
A panel from the pulpit in the Baptistry (below), completed by Nicola Pisano (1220 - 1284) around 1260
Built between 1173 and 1350, the famous tower started tilting before the first storey was finished. It was left to settle for 100 years at the third storey level, and then completed. Reopened to the public in December 2001 after responding favourably to untilting through removal of soil under the high side - the brainchild of Imperial College, London.
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