Stalls selling tourist souvenirs outside the square’s walls
A mask of Christopher Columbus with a telescope, in front of the entrance to the square
The truncated conical dome of the Baptistery, dedicated to St John the Baptist
The Cathedral, built in the Romanesque style between the 11th and 12th centuries
The vast Piazza dei Miracoli, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987
On the right is the Leaning Tower and on the left is the rear of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The great elliptical dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The dome as seen from the rear of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the façade of the right-hand transept
The plinth and the fountain, works by Giuseppe Vaccà, and the sculptures of the Putti by Giovanni Antonio Cybei
The three putti supporting the coats of arms of the Opera and Pisa, marble sculptures by Giovanni Antonio Cybei
Two storeys of loggias on the Tower of Pisa, with pointed arches supported by columns
The bell tower, which stands 58.36 metres tall
In the foreground, the monumental Fountain of the Putti; in the background, the Leaning Tower
A marble sculptural group depicting three cherubs holding the Opera’s coat of arms, created by Giovanni Antonio Cybei
The side façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Baptistery, dedicated to St John the Baptist
The Leaning Tower, which leans by approximately five metres (3.99°) from the vertical axis at its highest point
The blind arches at the base of the tower, supported by half-columns, with lozenges inside
The ‘Telento’ vase, in the Roman style, created by Lupo di Francesco in 1320
Marble krater (vase) depicting a Bacchic scene, the work of a Roman sculptor from the Trajan era, situated near the San Ranieri Gate
A bust of a bull situated at the corner of the transept of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The apse and the south transept of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, decorated with blind arches and pilasters
Detail of the Tower of Pisa, characterised by its loggias with pointed arches
Detail of the south side of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, featuring animal busts, arches and capitals
The façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in grey and white marble, decorated with inlays of coloured marble, the work of Master Rainaldo
A statue of one of the four evangelists and a large, rampant cat on the façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, by Giovanni Pisano
A Gothic tabernacle above the entrance portal, the work of a follower of Giovanni Pisano dating from the second half of the 14th century, containing statues of the Virgin and Child and four saints
The façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, characterised by four rows of open arcades, with the Madonna and Child at the top and the four Evangelists in the corners
The two rows of open galleries in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, with the Madonna and Child at the top and the two evangelists in the corners
The dome of the Dal Pozzo Chapel, part of the Camposanto Monumentale
Statue of the Virgin and Child, situated at the top of the façade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, by Andrea Pisano
On the left, a side door of the Baptistery; in the background, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Baptistery, dedicated to St John the Baptist, designed by the architect Diotisalvi in the 12th century
On the left, the blind arches of the Baptistery with classical-style decorations, and in the background, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Busts of evangelists and prophets within spandrels resting on the small arches of the loggia on the façade of the Baptistery
The Baptistery, dedicated to St John the Baptist, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Leaning Tower
The Medici coat of arms above the Porta Nuova (also known as the Porta Santa Maria)
Piazza dei Miracoli, as seen from Porta Nuova (actually called Porta Santa Maria)
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Tower, as seen from Porta Nuova (actually called Porta Santa Maria)
On the left are the magnificent decorations of the Baptistery and on the right the Duomo, or medieval cathedral, with its elliptical dome
The outer walls of Piazza dei Miracoli, the Porta Nuova entrance gate (also known as Porta Santa Maria) and the truncated cone-shaped dome of the Baptistery, dedicated to St John the Baptist
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti
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