The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an architectural phenomenon that brings millions of tourists every year to pose in front of the iconic lean. But there’s just one problem: everyone does the same, generic, boring pose. Walking around the cathedral complex, although I saw many people posing, almost all had two hands out at a slight angle for that classic pushing effect. That is why I bring you here, so that the next time you visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa, you can impress everyone around you with possibly the weirdest and most unique poses known to man. (Okay, maybe not that part). Also, as a unique twist, I made every pose from A to Z order, so without further ado;

A – Attack on the Tower

B – Bendy Thumb

C – Cool Drink for a Hot Day

D – Double Butt Bump

E – Emerging Tower 

F – Fortuitous Breeze

G – Graffiti Canvas

H – Heavy Load

I – Is It a Lake or a Mirror?

(Here, I used another phone’s reflection to get the effect. It would’ve been better with a proper mirror, although most people won’t be carrying one in their bags all day.)

J – Joined Effort

K – Keep It Straight!

L – Lengthy Hat 

M – Mary Poppins Bag

N – Not Anymore!

(I found this one on the internet – savidiot)

O – Opened Book

P – Prosthetic Finger

Q – Quick Thwack

R – Relay Baton Touch

S – Strangled Tower

T – Tower Swallowing (ignore the bit of tower behind his head.)

U – Unstable Hand

V – Violent Kick

W – Whoopsie Daisy

X – Xuberant Kick

Y – Yummy Gelato

Z – Zzz

We didn’t perfect any of the photos, but as you can see, all of the poses here were using everyday items and things we were carrying at the time such as a hat, pencil, bag, etc. We thought of most of these pose ideas on the spot, but as soon as we left the complex, another ten ideas came into our minds which was a bit unfortunate. My favorite pose was undoubtedly the “Relay Baton Touch” pose, although, as a photo the “Whoopsie Daisy” pose looked extremely realistic.

Additional Info

Cost – It doesn’t cost money to enter the area in which you can see the Leaning Tower, but if you want to go up the tower (yes, you could go up) to experience the lean and see views of the city, you would have to buy a timed ticket for 20 Euros (at least when I went there).

         – Although the cathedral is free, you have to get a ticket (at the ticket office) to get in. 

         – The admission for the baptistery is 5 Euros. 

Rules – One of the main rules for going up the tower is that you can’t bring your bag/purse (you can bring your phone or put things in your pockets).  If you don’t have anywhere to put it, there are lockers in one of the buildings on the left side of the complex.

Time – It took about half a day to properly see the complex which included going up the tower and… posing.

What’s Inside? – One of the main features here is a winding staircase that goes up to the top of the tower. Although you cannot go to the very top, you can on the two levels below. One thing that I noticed when going up the tower was when walking up the leaning side of the tower, it felt way easier going up than the other side. Also, you could see the indents on each step because of all the thousands of people climbing up each day, which also makes the steps significantly polished. When going up the leaning side, the indent stays by the outer wall, but when going up the other side, the indent moves next to the inner wall.

 – Now for the top. As this place was intended as a bell tower, you could see seven historical bells hanging against the walls. Interestingly, the bells are all hanging at an angle because of the tower’s lean. In the middle of the floor, there’s a glass-covered hole which you can peer down and see all the way down to the bottom of the tower. Outside the middle walls (at the top), you could walk along a balcony and see the beautiful views of the city. On the leaning side, it’s interesting how your perspective can change by the angle you’re looking down at all the buildings.

Other Buildings – If you’re wondering what the other buildings next to the famous tower are for, you’re in luck. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built as a bell tower for the city’s cathedral complex consisting of 3 buildings that are right next to each other. These include the baptistery, the cathedral, or Duomo, and finally the campanile (bell tower), or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. If you’re looking for an extra thing or so to do, I recommend visiting the Duomo (cathedral) especially as it’s free, and what’s the point missing out? Inside, you could see alabaster windows, striped columns, a gold ceiling, and massive paintings, one covering the entire dome.