The leaning tower of Pisa is the belltower of the Duomo but its position is singular: in fact, it isn't placed next to the Duomo's facade as would be usual but is instead set apart from it. In fact, the leaning tower isn't the only thing that leans in Pisa, there are plenty of buildings all over the city that lean in every direction - palaces, churches, even simple houses. The ground on which Pisa is built is a flood plain and can't withstand excessive weight. The Tower of Pisa was, in fact, intended to be straight but began to lean even as it was being built this was due to the continual subsidence or weakening of the ground beneath it, a subject of study and intervention to this day.

Its particular alignment was certainly not part of the original plan, even though, in the past, it was believed to have been. Its exceptional nature isn't due only to its peculiar inclination because, even if it didn't lean, the Tower of Pisa would still be one of the most remarkable belltowers in Europe.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, within the confines of that incredible medieval enclosure known as Pisa's Field of Miracles or Campo dei Miracoli, is not only one of the most famous of monuments but also one of the most original in the world, absolutely unique in its kind.

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