The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower for the Duomo (cathedral) and on the other side of the Duomo stands the also-leaning Baptistry of St. John. The Italians, design-oriented as they are, managed to fly in color-coordinated pigeons to model for tourist photo-shoots (I think this is part of the Duomo, but I can't really remember):
The baptistry is Italy's largest and many of its mosaics are best seen from the balcony:
I marvel at the skill of the persons who designed, carved and did the mosaic-work on this panel:
The arches and balcony of the baptistry hold a secret:
They do not interfere with the magnificent resonance of the building, and perhaps even enable the sounds to swirl around. The guide demonstrated (please excuse my broken camera; it seems to have the hiccups):
I marvel at the skill of the persons who designed, carved and did the mosaic-work on this panel:
They do not interfere with the magnificent resonance of the building, and perhaps even enable the sounds to swirl around. The guide demonstrated (please excuse my broken camera; it seems to have the hiccups):
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