1. We tourists call this tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but what is its real name?
Torre pendente di Pisa
2. The tower is the ________ oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square
Third
3. The architectural style of the tower is:
Romanesque
4. Who was a famous astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician who was born in Pisa?
Galileo Galilei
5. This is the inside of the dome in one of the buildings. Which building?
Baptistry
6. See the small squares in the ceiling... what are they called?
coffers
7. This is the first __________ you have seen. ~The guy blessing the people~
Pantocrator
8. This is the school where only really smart people are allowed to go. (Of course you were a student there) What is the name of this school? Some even say it is where the Nobel prize is awarded...
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
The Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (SNS) is a public higher learning institution in Pisa, Italy.
The Scuola Normale, together with the University of Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, is a part of the Pisa University System. It is one of the three officially sanctioned special-statute public universities in Italy, being part of the process of Superior Graduate School in Italy (grandes écoles) or Scuola Superiore Universitaria.
According to the World University Ranking 2016 made by the Times, Normale is considered to be the best university in Italy and one among the best 50 in Europe
Torre pendente di Pisa
2. The tower is the ________ oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square
Third
3. The architectural style of the tower is:
Romanesque
4. Who was a famous astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician who was born in Pisa?
Galileo Galilei
5. This is the inside of the dome in one of the buildings. Which building?
Baptistry
6. See the small squares in the ceiling... what are they called?
coffers
7. This is the first __________ you have seen. ~The guy blessing the people~
Pantocrator
8. This is the school where only really smart people are allowed to go. (Of course you were a student there) What is the name of this school? Some even say it is where the Nobel prize is awarded...
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
The Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (SNS) is a public higher learning institution in Pisa, Italy.
The Scuola Normale, together with the University of Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, is a part of the Pisa University System. It is one of the three officially sanctioned special-statute public universities in Italy, being part of the process of Superior Graduate School in Italy (grandes écoles) or Scuola Superiore Universitaria.
According to the World University Ranking 2016 made by the Times, Normale is considered to be the best university in Italy and one among the best 50 in Europe
