Ferris wheel going up next to Pisa’s tower

ROME — The Italian city of Pisa has decided to add a towering Ferris wheel to its roster of tourist attractions.

The Tuscan city’s culture commissioner, Andrea Ferrante, told state TV on Sunday that the big wheel will be roughly the height of Pisa’s famed Leaning Tower, more than 165 feet high.

Plans call for it to be installed for three months this summer where a parking lot now stands to test its popularity.

But the culture advocacy group Italia Nostra says the amusement parktype attraction will clash with the city’s medieval architecture.