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Piazza dei Miracoli (piazza) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 43 43 23 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.7230 decimal degrees |
Long: 010 23 47 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.3890 decimal degrees |
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Note: Historic square located along the northwest corner of the city that contains the duomo, baptistry, the Camposanto, and the campanile famous for beginning to lean during its construction; the entire piazza including its monuments became an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. |
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Piazza dei Miracoli (preferred,C,V,LC,O)
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Piazza del Duomo (C,V)
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Piazza of Miracles (C,V)
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Cathedral Square (C,V)
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Pisa (province) (P) |
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Pisa (inhabited place) (P) |
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piazza (preferred, C) |
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World Heritage Site (C) |
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1987 |
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