Compléter Tower of PisaVersion en ligne Fill in gaps par Lina Salvanou 1 opposite mainly installed soil further declared storeys vertical shallow battles bell scale stable sank Construction attempts The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is the tower of the cathedral in the city of Pisa , in Italy . Its height is 55 . 8m , it has 8 and there are 294 steps to the top . began in 1173 and it took 200 years to complete . The architect's identity is still unknown , but we do know that he designed the tower to be . After the third floor was built , the tower started to lean , because its foundation was ? only 3 metres ? and in weak . The Pisans stopped construction twice ? for almost 100 years each time ? because they were busy fighting with other Italian cities ! In 1372 , the tower was completed and seven bells were , one for each note of the musical . Over the years , there have been many to straighten it , or halt the leaning . This was not as easy as it seemed . Some of those attempts had exactly the result : the tower even into the soil ! The latest attempt was completed in 2001 and took ten years . The tower has been for at least another 300 years .