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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a valuable artifact of Italian engineering, history and culture for many more reasons than just because it leans. The Tower has borne witness to nearly 800 years of Italian history. It has survived innumerable wars, earthquakes, pestilence and the Plague.If only it could talk! The stories it must have stored in its stones. Maybe it would reveal the true architect of its design. Though historians know that construction began in 1173, they haven't figured out who designed it
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The Leaning Tower If you have a chance to travel in Europe , you’d better choose Italy as a good place to visit , because Italy is a very famous country with a long history ,and there are many interesting cities in this country . There are millions of people each year who visit the city of Pisa . It is known for the Leaning Tower (斜塔) of Pisa . The tower looks as if it might fall at any time. In fact, some visitors stop at the tower just long enough to take a picture, then they hurry away. The tower has 294 steps(台阶). Visitors who can climb to the top and come down will feel like heroes(英雄). The engineers say that the visitors are safe, though the tower does lean. This tower has been leaning for about800years. And it leans a tiny bit more every year. If this keeps on, the tower will fall at last. But many engineers are trying their best to keep the tower standing as long as possible.close
2005年10月03日 07点10分
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