And like the mystery architects in Pisa, I never start over and just keep right on going until the job is complete. My “soft soil” is ink and watercolor which tends to do whatever it pleases as I go and makes for a rather exciting process. They are not architecturally sound in any fashion and I simply make little tweaks as I go hoping the net effect will create a rough idea of the final thing. What I find fun about this story is that it’s really not much different than the quick little sketches I make each day. Additional stories were built a bit taller on the other side to make up for the differential, but the net effect was a gloriously leaning tower that has miraculously stood until today.
In an effort compensate, the remaining stories were a bit shorter on one side, but the tower continued to lean mercilessly. Due to the soft ground, the tower began to lean in 1178 as the third story was being added. Both of which, I’m sure would probably not like to take credit for what was truly a bit of disaster in building.
The true identity of the architects is a bit of mystery, though credit has often been given to a couple different proposed architects. The tower began to lean from the very moment it was built, so if you happen to see in person, you’re truly viewing history in the making.īuilding began on the tower, which was simply meant to be the neighboring church’s bell tower, in 1173. It’s natural to tilt your camera so that the tower doesn’t really lean at all, creating a shot the architects must have imagined, but sadly never occurred. Oddly, most people discover that if they attempt to photograph the tower, their first shot is a bit amiss. Or, with a little tilt of the camera, pushing it back to an appropriate upright position. You can easily get close to it without crowds as most people are lining up on the perimeter to get that “iconic shot.” This is the one that has appeared since the time of black and white photographs and involves standing far away and making it appear as though you’re bracing the tower to keep it from falling. I had the chance to visit this iconic building several years ago and it was truly awe-inspiring to see it in person. This is what appeared, and it does roughly resemble the actual structure. I thought it would be fun to sketch another complex structure in a loose and quick way to see what might appear. Today’s prompt is “famous building” and after mentioning the Leaning Tower of Pisa in a my previous Eiffel Tower post, that’s where my mind went today.
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