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Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two cannon balls of different masses from the tower to demonstrate that their descending speed was independent of their mass. This is considered an apocryphal tale, and the only source for it comes from Galileo's secretary.
In 1934 Benito Mussolini ordered that the tower be returned to a vertical position, so concrete was poured into its foundation. However, the result was that the tower actually sank further into the soil.
During World War II, the Allies discovered that the Nazis were using it as an observation post. A humble U.S. Army sergeant was briefly entrusted with the fate of the tower. His decision not to call in an artillery strike saved the edifice.
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as never seen before!!
really strong here with the pp or pola
what you have shown is the baptistry and the cathedral end...usually everyone goes for the bell tower
i love that little cloud bank and rich sky but i think it all is a bit underexposed..did you try adding gamma or is this the correct viewing exposure
btw..pinnochio was born there..or so i am told
cheers
geof
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