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Definition: Pisa from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a city in Tuscany, NW Italy, near the mouth of the River Arno: flourishing maritime republic (11th–12th centuries), contains a university (1343), a cathedral (1063), and the Leaning Tower (begun in 1174 and about 5 m (17 ft) from perpendicular); tourism. Pop: 89 694 (2001)

Pisa

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pē'sä), city (1991 pop. 98,928), capital of Pisa prov., Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Arno River. It is now c.6 mi (9.7 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which once reached the city. Pisa is a commercial and industrial center; manufactures include auto and truck parts, glass, pharmaceuticals, and processed food. Probably a Greek colony, later certainly an Etruscan town, it became a Roman colony (180 B.C. ) and prospered. During the 9th to 11th cent. A.D. it developed into a powerful maritime republic, fighting the Arabs throughout the Mediterranean and rivaling Genoa and Venice. Pisa's political and commercial power increased upon acquisition of possessions and trading privileges in the eastern Mediterranean during the Crusades. While competing with Genoa for the possession of Corsica and Sardinia, Pisa was crushed by the Genoese in the naval battle of Meloria (1284). As a Ghibelline center in the 13th and 14th cent., the city was also chronically at war with Florence, to which it fell…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pē'sä), city (1991 pop. 98,928), capital of Pisa prov., Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Arno River. It is now c.6 mi (9.7 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which once reached the city. Pisa is a commercial and industrial center; manufactures include auto and truck parts, glass, pharmaceuticals, and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in Tuscany, Italy, on the River Arno, 70 km/43 mi west of Florence; population (2001 est) 85,400. Industries include tourism, engineering, and the production of pharmaceuticals, glass, and textiles. Its famous campanile (bell tower), the Leaning Tower of Pisa (1173; repaired 1990–2001), is 55…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
anc. Pi•sae \ˈpī-sē\. Province of Tuscany, W Italy. See table at italy . anc. Pi•sae \ˈpī-sē\. Commune, its ✽, on Arno River 43 mi. (69 km.) SW of Florence; pop. (2001c) 85,379; glass; tourism; notable buildings include cathedral (begun 11th cent.), 12th–14th cent. baptistery, leaning tower…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 85,379), central Italy. Located on the Arno River , Pisa probably began as an Etruscan town. It became a Roman colony c. 180 bc . A Christian bishopric by ad 313, it flourished during the Middle Ages as the principal urban centre of Tuscany . Pisa’s participation in the…
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Full text Article Leaning Tower of Pisa

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
White marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, famous for the uneven settling of its foundation, which caused it to lean 5.5 degrees (about 15 ft [4.5 m]) from the perpendicular. Begun in 1173 as the third and final structure of the city’s cathedral complex, it was designed to stand 185 ft (56 m) high. Work…
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Full text Article Pisa, Republic of

From Encyclopedia of Empire
12th century 13th century 14th century colonization Italy trade It is debatable whether Pisa's aspirations amounted to the building of an empire. Its territorial ambitions were focused on domination within and close to the Tyrrhenian sea, whereas its activities further afield in the Mediterranean…
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La Torre di Pisa
Architect: Unknown Completed: 1350 Location: Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy Style/Period: Romanesque Better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this cylindrical campanile, or bell tower, is part of a trio of ecclesiastical structures built as a group, the others being the cathedral itself and a…
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Pisa was an ancient port and one of Italy’s four...
Italy Criteria - Human creative genius; Interchange of values; Significance in human history; Heritage associated with events of universal significance The world-famous monuments of the Piazza del Duomo are masterpieces of medieval architecture. The cathedral, its baptistry, its campanile – the…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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Full text Article Pisa, Council of

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
General Council of the Church held in Pisa, Italy, in 1409 in an attempt to end the Great Schism. It failed, managing instead to add another line of claimants to the dispute. The Great Schism meant there was a pope in Rome and a rival pope in Avignon. The council was called by cardinals formerly of…
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