“There is no evil without good, ” says folk wisdom.
And she, this wisdom, as you know, is not mistaken.
This is what happened in the ancient Italian city of Pisa, where, thanks to the problems that arose during construction, the result became not only world famous, but also an excellent business project.
In short, the Pisans wanted to build the city's Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. But not just a cathedral, but a whole complex, which would include, among other things, a bell tower of gigantic, at that time, size. They called for the implementation of this grandiose project of their fellow countryman, whose name was Bonano Pisano. He made a good project and construction began.
But either the plumb line of the workers was crooked, or some kind of magnetic anomalies deflected the ax tied to the twine to the side, but the tower began to roll.
True, modern researchers say that all the problems were in the mobility of the soil in the area of u200bu200bthe foundation of the tower, but this version looks somehow completely dry and not interesting for such a famous structure.
So, the tower began to tilt and the Pisans took offense at the builders and kicked them out. But somehow it was necessary to complete this grandiose tower. They called new builders and they undertook to level the tower. Many methods have been tried - from the fact that they began to build "crooked" floors, hoping to shift the center of gravity of the tower, to the demonstration of long-legged and buxom beauties in the hope that the tower will straighten up. Nothing helped, but the construction, with God's help, was completed. And they got the well-known "falling" Leaning Tower of Pisa.
P. S. For true travelers and lovers of history, it is not only the tower itself, but the entire ensemble of the cathedral.
It also includes the aforementioned tower, the Field of Miracles, the cathedral, the Baptistery and the cemetery.
There are many graves of great and famous people in the cemetery. For me, for example, it was a discovery when I saw the grave of Fibonacci there, known to us thanks to the so-called. Fibonacci numbers.
And she, this wisdom, as you know, is not mistaken.
This is what happened in the ancient Italian city of Pisa, where, thanks to the problems that arose during construction, the result became not only world famous, but also an excellent business project.
In short, the Pisans wanted to build the city's Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. But not just a cathedral, but a whole complex, which would include, among other things, a bell tower of gigantic, at that time, size. They called for the implementation of this grandiose project of their fellow countryman, whose name was Bonano Pisano. He made a good project and construction began.
But either the plumb line of the workers was crooked, or some kind of magnetic anomalies deflected the ax tied to the twine to the side, but the tower began to roll.
True, modern researchers say that all the problems were in the mobility of the soil in the area of u200bu200bthe foundation of the tower, but this version looks somehow completely dry and not interesting for such a famous structure.
So, the tower began to tilt and the Pisans took offense at the builders and kicked them out. But somehow it was necessary to complete this grandiose tower. They called new builders and they undertook to level the tower. Many methods have been tried - from the fact that they began to build "crooked" floors, hoping to shift the center of gravity of the tower, to the demonstration of long-legged and buxom beauties in the hope that the tower will straighten up. Nothing helped, but the construction, with God's help, was completed. And they got the well-known "falling" Leaning Tower of Pisa.
P. S. For true travelers and lovers of history, it is not only the tower itself, but the entire ensemble of the cathedral.
It also includes the aforementioned tower, the Field of Miracles, the cathedral, the Baptistery and the cemetery.
There are many graves of great and famous people in the cemetery. For me, for example, it was a discovery when I saw the grave of Fibonacci there, known to us thanks to the so-called. Fibonacci numbers.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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