The towers were famous enough that Italy's greatest ever writer, Dante Alighieri wrote about them in The Divine Comedy and The Rime. read more
the leaning tower of pisa is just one of several leaning towers in pisa. A number of other Pisani structures suffer foundational instability thanks to the river city’s soft grounds. Among these are San Nicola, a 12th century church located about half a mile south of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and San Michele degli Scalzi, an 11th century church about two miles east of the pair. read more