What is your favorite Renaissance building?

@Joshua_Knowles_

Жыл бұрын

the piazza san marco in venice or florence cathedral 👍👍

@Nicods

Жыл бұрын

Brabante's Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio in Roma.

@29trent

Жыл бұрын

The Pazzi Chapel at Sta Croce or the Vasari Corridor

@Rays_Bad_Decisions

Жыл бұрын

The largest dome is Hagia Sofia in Istanbul until modern stadiums were built

@msrjorge1805

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Magnificent dome and the video with great explanations

I can't believe they made Assassin's Creed II in real life

He was way ahead of his time in terms of concern for the safety of his workers. From memory, only two people dies in the building of the Duomo - sad, but incredibly low compared with the standards at the time. An incredible man. A true genius.

I went to Firenze when I was young and I was awestruck by the mystery and the magnificence of this city. Most of it is so well-preserved you can feel the centuries and the thousands of lives that spent here just by walking the streets. I long to go back and to wander and wonder in the former Republic. Thank you for this video and these amazing shots.

@scj8863

Жыл бұрын

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@stan.rarick8556

Жыл бұрын

The view from the Piazzale Michelangelo is much the same as seen in woodcuts from hundreds of years before

@Avarage_White_Bryan

Жыл бұрын

Assassin's Creed II

Brunelleschi was such a genius! Amazing video, as always! ❤️

@ManuelBravo

Жыл бұрын

He was indeed! Thanks for your comment Ju!

@argiberico

Жыл бұрын

I wonder who FLorentines love more, Brunelleschi o Batistuta 😅

@BauAuslese

Жыл бұрын

One genius is not enough for a task of this magnitude. You need a crowd of experienced workers who are very well organized. In that aspect the dome is a testimony to cooperation, discipline and maybe to religious faith who led them to take the risk.

@AndyFromBeaverton

Жыл бұрын

@@ManuelBravo He was the original Renaissance man before Leonardo da Vinci took his crown.

@danielefabbro822

Жыл бұрын

Brunelleschi and the Bernini was the two most prolific and illustrious artists of their time.

Being on top of the dome was the most amazing experience ever. And not to mention climbing and seeing all the skeleton up close. What human hands can do with minimal tools is astounding. È capolavoro costruito per generazioni

Also amazing was the hoist to lift the thousands of tons of material. It was driven by oxen turning in a circle. It used a special feature for lowering material without the oxen changing direction. Yes, he also invented the reverse gear!

@maily8388

8 ай бұрын

I always amazed how the Roman could hoist the building materials up to the hills since most of Italy cities are up hills. There’s only 20% flat land in Italy. Since walking alone uphills we were huffing buffing. On top of that, how could the Roman pumped water uphills and how public fountains water created pressures to pump the water for Romanians to use?

@lupepedraza8497

8 ай бұрын

I climbed the Dome. What a marvelous construction!

Excellent documentary… and that comes from an Architectural History professor. Keep up the good work.

Again: your skills at storytelling and production value is absolutely engaging, historical, and factual. Thanks for this. 🌍🌎🌏

Lasy month I was visiting Firenze and Italy for the first time in my life (really hope not the only one) and spent my birthday evening climbing the campanile and I was up there and I cried, listening to someone playing Allelujah in the street. Now I watch your video and I'm crying again. That places and experiences are uniques and incredibles. Thank you for this wonderful video! Greets from Córdoba, Argentina. 🙂🙃

i’m from florence, born here, this is a awesome video, thank you ❤

First time I've seen one of your videos, just appeared in my feed, and reminded me of my first trip to Florence as a student, many years ago. I dimly remembered that double skin construction, and the stairway that wound through it. And the view from the cupola over those terracotta rooftops. Your explanation of Brunelleschi's ingenuity, and the lessons he'd learnt from classical Rome, was really good. Amazing how intuitive he was, before the maths and physics of calculus and catenaries was available to help him. It seems that like many others, he must have been inspired by Florence. The art, the architecture, the literature and the ideas that came from men who found their way to that city illuminated all of Europe, after centuries under darkness. It's fantastic that so much of what was laid out, built and made 6 centuries ago has survived intact for us to admire and learn from today.

when visiting Florence this summer, I wondered what would a construction work genius like Brunelleschi achieve if he lived in modern times? The visit to the top of the dome was a bit... difficult, but oh boy was it worth the effort. All the way up you can marvel at his genius as you can observe details in the construction. Loved each and every moment of it. Great video Manuel!

@danielefabbro822

Жыл бұрын

Just go google Renzo Piano.

Was there in the late 70s absolutely beautiful and amazing. The old bridge that crosses the river is amazing, a beautiful city

The amazing thing about the elevator/lift for materials was that Brunelleschi invented a transmission that allowed both raising and lowering of the lift without reversing the horses. They could continue to move the same direction in a circle and the position of the transmission would determine whether the lift was raising or lowering.

@lancer525

11 ай бұрын

Oxen, not horses.

Thanks for the in-depth history of the dome in Florence.

Thank you so much. I visited the dome in 1986. In the 90s I studied Architecture so I'd have said that I was quite knowledgeable about this subject but your video & explanation is on another level. Professionally: thank you. Emotionally: thank you.

As a journeyman woodworker, the sheer class and ingenuity of some solutions people came up with in those days is absolutely inspiring. I recently subscribed to your channel and I'm loving every video so far. Thanks for posting!

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant design and execution! What a fascinating look at the structure Brunelleschi was inspired to build and what a tremendous marvel of his day. I'm always fascinated by what people were capable of in the days before highly refined mathematics and structural engineering, not to mention machines to make the work faster and easier if not merely possible in the first place. Magnificent!

Thank you for an amazing video... Even today this would be considered a very technical build. The fact he did it hundreds of years ago is beyond amazing. The Romans thought they had mastered gravity and structures. Brunelleschi definitely exceeded even the best Roman Architecture. Now we know who, where, why, and how it was done.

Fantastic documentary, and Mr. Bravo is an excellent teacher!

This is the best description of the Dome I've ever seen! Thanks!

Thank you, Manuel! Your videos are so beautifully narrated, with such a deep command of architecture theory.

Absolutely fantastic video, Manuel ! Thank you so much. Very clear, very detailed and yet succint explanation of how one of Mankind’s masterpieces was built. An absolutely MUST WATCH for anyone planning to visit but also for those who alredy visited !

Fantastic and interesting video. I've been to Florence twice, climbed the Duomo once, and it remains one of the most spectacular buildings I've ever visited.

Excellent work.

6:54 when I visited florence, I didn’t read up on the dome before I saw it for the first time. I marvelled at its beauty and the fact that the structures that keep the dome together are hidden under beautiful, colourful marble art. When I saw the part bare wall below the dome I thought I’m lucky to see it because this must be due to restoration works on the marble. How wrong I was ! It’s amazing to learn that they made the choice to leave this part of the wall uncovered. It proves that they knew, people would wanna see a part of structure below the beautiful marble cover. So well thought out !

@kacperwoch4368

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I doubt this story, Michelangelo did not own the cathedral to make such decision, far more likely they run out of money and left it unfinished. The facade also remained unfinished for centuries until it was finished.

Manuel, tus videos son una verdadera inspiración, de verdad te admiro muchísimo. Sigue con ese excelente trabajo 🧠

Wonderful video ! This is the best, and the most interesting video I have ever seen of the Florence Cathedral Dome. Thank you, Jeff

A massive undertaking for it's time, and brilliantly executed.

This video is marvelous. I saw many videos about the dome but this video is the best. I need to visit the dome and appreciate it by myself. Thanks.

Me encantó! Súper bien explicado y cuando fui a Florencia me había quedado con la duda! Muchas gracias

Oh, how I would love to visit Florence and see this wonder for myself. I remember watching a tv series on its construction. Thanks a million for this video.

Fun facts: It took about 140 years to finish this cathedral. The bronze orb fell twice. The thobolate of the dome is ornate only on one of the 8 sides, the rest did not fell, Baccio d'Agnolo created the balcony, but Michelangelo said it was ugly so, offended, he never finished it. Yes, 727 years later, still not finished (take that Sagrada familia!)

Nice video! You might be interested in knowing that after a recent restauration, the romanic cupola of the Zamora Cathedral in Spain, finished in 1174, it was found to be the first double casquet cupola so far in history of architecture. It's a very nice cupola of bizantinian influence.

your pronunciation of the names is almost perfect, good job dude!

Very impressed with attention to details in your description and meticulous videography!

What an amazing video! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and enrich our lives! 😊

Brilliant, clear descriptions. Thank you.

Fantastic video, fantastic channel! Thank you for this 👍

Otro precioso video Manu! Enhorabuena!

What an absolutely awesome video and channel. Thank you so much!

Fantastic storytelling! Really interesting! Thank-you so much!

Very informative, great video as usual!

Thank you for the sharing! Real amazing to understand how it was built. Thank you!

love the videos! Keep up the great work

Before Brunelleschi secured the commission there was a younger rival, Bartolomeo Boromini, also soliciting for the job. I believe the story is told in the book you mention, "Brunelleschi's Dome". Very nice video.

@robertopinzani6774

Жыл бұрын

Bartolomeo Boromini? The concorrent of Filippo Lapi was Lorenzo Ghiberti ,initially they lead the built of the dome together , Bartolomeo Borromini never existed, maybe you refer to Francesco Borromini but he lived two centuries after Filippo Lapi ( Brunelleschi or Filippo di Brunellesco Lapi, Ser Pippo for us the florentines) Or maybe you refer to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo learner under Ghiberti , who lived and operated in Florence in middle 1400 being the architet of Cosimo il vecchio. Study bro.... you and fives who puts likes on your comment.

@robertopinzani6774

Жыл бұрын

Son genti da sempre di cervice dura Quest americani di schiatta todesca E quando commentano d arte o cultura Cazzate son l unica cosa che gli esca Dimostrano sempre la loro natura E' l unica cosa che ben gli riesca Commentano scrivon da grandi soloni E mostrano d esser dei pori poponi

@pietromar632

Жыл бұрын

@@robertopinzani6774 HUMILITAS!

@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu

Жыл бұрын

@@pietromar632 Why? Facts are important. Ignorance should NEVER be tolerated EVER.

You did a wonderful video about this monumental work, and being a builder and I have visited Florence, I was very interested in how they accomplished such a incredible task!!

Loved the video, and Florence is my favorite Italian city. Bravo, Manuel!

Excellent documentary, thanks for sharing MB.

I cant imagone how proud he must have been to see it finally finished!

One of my favorite memories is climbing all the stairs in that dome and Giotto's belltower, and the views of the interior and exterior of that amazing dome. If anyone gets the opportunity to do so I highly recommend it! Great video!

Great video, and enjoyed learning the engineering used in the past.

Thank you for this video. I read Brunelleschi's Dome in preparation for my trip to Florence several years ago. This video was a perfect review of both the book and that trip, reminding me to read the book again, and to visit Florence again too.

This was very well made. Excellent visuals.

So beautiful, thank you very much !

The genius of Italians spread among all human fields

It’s the most beautiful, awe inspiring building I’ve ever seen & the gates of paradise being in the complex makes it a must see while in Firenze !

Wonderful video! I read Ross King's book some years ago, and it does go into great detail. But your video gives a much more visceral experience of the Cathedral and Dome, which I enjoyed greatly!

Great video, thank you ! 👏👏🙏

Excellent presentation. Thank you 🙏!

Beautiful subject matter and a very well done video. Thank you.

Very wonderful, please forgive me for an earlier comment I made regarding your voice . . . I am sorry. After I actually listened to what you were saying and your truly inspired explanations of these extraordinary buildings, I realized that you are one of the best historians of architecture on the Internet. A million sincere thank yous.

Excelente video. Muchas gracias Manuel por compartirlo. Seguro hay detrás una gran dósis de esfuerzo e investigación dedicada. En estos días resulta increíble pensar siquiera en elevar una obra monumental de esta índole sin la ayuda de las máquinas y la actual tecnología de los materiales. ¡¡Una obra sencillamente notable!!

Manuel, you deserve 10 million subs. I love hearing the stories behind medieval architecture.

An Excellent documentation, Manuel. Thank you for the deteiled insights of the great engineering involved to building the cupola!

That was a fantastic video! Thank you.

Wow! Excellent video, Manuel. Bravo

Спасибо, Мануэль! Отличный рассказ о том событии, которое называется: "Постройка купола собора во Флоренции без лесов". Событие это, как вы видите, уникально настолько, что ему не перестают сильно удивляться до сих пор.

Terrific explanation and minitour of one of the Renaissance most beautiful buildings. The Duomo is so much more breathtaking in person and the climb up theCampanile to see the Dome is worth every step and a better view than the climb up the Dome.

Genial amo la arquitectura y tus videos gracias desde México

I always enjoy your videos. Thank you.

Thank you for making this video.

Amazing video with a very clear explanation

Brilliant video, thank you so much!💜 I love your approach!

@brentonjoseph

Жыл бұрын

I re-watch this all the time and it never gets old. 😌

Thank you for sharing!

Great video. Truly amazing how massive it is and well engineered. That latern alone must weigh hundreds of tons.

Excellent video! Extremely well explained, verbally and graphically. I had bought Ross King's "Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture" in 2014, right after I had visited Florence. This video is a superb presentation of the main technical details presented in the book.

Brilliant video, thank you. Make more you have a really good style.

Thanks you for your insightful video with beautiful narration.

Great documentary, I did learn a lot about the dome in let's than 15 min amazing, thank you! Please do more of these, very need it indeed! Congratulations and hello from London!

Thank you so much. This is such an interesting and well done video!

Very well done! I would highly recommend this to everyone who has been there, and to anyone who wants to visit in the future. Bravo!

Excellent! Thank You!

Great video mario Bravo Well presented and well said

Amazing, wonderful architecture really great, thanks for sharing 🙏

I just just stumbled upon your channel and I love your vlogs and your history

This is a brilliant review of the engineering marvel and genius. Thank you!

Excellent video, informative and interesting. Thank you.

Wonderful video. Love all your videos. That dome is a product of genius and a tribute to the people of Florence who had it built.

Thank you. Very interesting material

another marvelous video Manuel!

Fascinating look at a work of genius. Well done. Subscribed. cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

Very well done video as well as very informative. Enjoyable.

Excellent lesson!

Thanks for the great video and your astute analysis.

Hi Manuel, these analysis are brilliant keep them up

great Video.. thanks .. fond memories of climbing the dome in 1985

Thank you so much- very excellent presentation ! I read Ross Kings excellent book also-So much of the Duomo is fascinating, and so much of Florence. I can’t wait to watch your other presentations!

Excellent, excellent, excellent! I enjoyed it immensely.