Leaning Tower of Pisa - Giovanni di Simone
Time: Saturday Apr 12, 1264
Place: Pisa, Italy
Details: On 12 April 1264, the master-builder Giovanni di Simone, the architect of the Camposanto, and 23 workers went to the mountains close to Pisa to cut marble. The cut stones were given to Rainaldo Speziale, worker of St. Francesco.
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