Vocabulario de Puntos de Referencia Culturales Clave - Torre inclinada de Pisa

a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174

known by a lot of people

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

a country in southern Europe, with a long Mediterranean coastline

a tall and often narrow building that stands alone or is part of a castle, church, or other larger buildings

to bend from a straight position typically to rest the body against something for support

to put together different materials such as brick to make a building, etc.

to need a specific amount of time to do something or for something to be done or happen

to make something end

a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things

used with a number to show that it is not exact

all the rooms of a building that are on the same level

to have something as a part of the whole

a metal cup-shaped object with a separate piece of metal hanging inside that makes a ringing noise when it moves

the surface layer of earth that is solid and people walk on

yielding easily to pressure or lacking firmness

to go under below the surface of a particular substance such as water, sand, tar, mud, etc.

a person whose job is to construct or repair houses and other buildings

the angle or tilt of a line, surface, or object away from the vertical

a building where Christians go to worship and practice their religion

to quickly move from a higher place toward the ground

a person who designs, fixes, or builds roads, machines, bridges, etc.

protected from any danger

a specific way or process of doing something, particularly an established or systematic one

firm and able to stay in the same position or state

to go somewhere for a short time, especially to see something

at the present time

someone who visits a place or travels to different places for pleasure

to use a device like a camera or cellphone to capture an image of something or someone

to have in your hands or arms

to move upward on something, often using feet and hands for support

a series of flat surfaces used for going up or down

someone who enters a place, such as a building, city, or website, for a particular purpose