Comments by "E M" (@em5522) on "History Summarized: The Leaning Tower of Pisa" video.

  1. "...many of Pisa's big payouts came not from trade, But from raid, As they were enthusiastic participants in the first crusade." (fingers snapping)
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  2. "...given the technology and techniques available for the time, this is all they had in the tank to design. All the height, detail, and general pointiness of Gothic architecture was still down the line." (increase fingers snapping)
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  3. Special mention: "For better and worse, the project went on hold in 1178 (If only we could Be An Island, man, that would be great.) because of the near-constant wars amid Italian states." -Blue went into his poetry bag this episode
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