Campanile is often used in architectural contexts to describe bell towers of Italian style or origin.

Architecture Term

'Campanile' comes from Italian, so it can evoke a sense of Italian heritage or style in buildings.

Italian Origin

Campaniles can be city landmarks, famous for height, history, or leaning structure, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Landmark Reference

 Workers embellished and enlarged the existing church, and added a massive domed baptistry to the plaza. In 1173, construction began on a free-standing campanile, or bell tower. The engineers and architects of the time were masters of their craft. But for all their engineering knowledge,