I am thoroughly enjoying your videos on the churches of Rome and ancient Rome. Although I have visited these buildings often, it's amazing how much more I am learning from watching your videos. Thank you for your inspiration! I will share these videos with friends and family planning to visit Rome! Grazie!!!
I've never heard of or seen this church before. Its proximity in time to that of Christianity becoming the official religion of the Empire makes it especially interesting.
Omg. Thanks for the video. I always remember this beautiful basilique because the Pope celebrate the Ash Wednesday Mass here. A gorgeous roman station in Lent season. 💜💜💜💜💜
The space is beautifully and softly lit indeed.. 😍 I loved that view (around 4:22), it must be stunning in person. I look forward to hearing about those Baroque chapels. That playlist will be such a treat.
a playlist titled churches/basilicas/cathedrals/architecture would gather all these amazing videos. thank you for these videos!!! just discovered and already watched 5... looking for more!
I missed this the last time in Rome. A must for our next exploration . Have you ever been to Basilica Di Santa Maria Trastevere . It is full of colonnades from the baths of Caracalla. Well worth a visit.
Corinthian columns,as used in this building,are one of my favorite styles of architecture -does anyone know which pagan building these columns come from?
The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders og ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The earlier ones are called the Ionic and the Doric orders.
Constantine was a superstitious brute. Julian, Antoninus Pius , Nerva, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian and many others were infinitely better people than Constantine I’m afraid.
I believe santa sabina was trussed, having seen older photos before the restoration. Its bizarre that a flat roof would be inserted when the intention was to emphasise the church's antiquity.
It is still trussed though the trusswork is no longer exposed. Here is a nice summation of the many transformations of the church, www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2019/12/the-basilica-of-santa-sabina-origins.html
You have to wonder, given the nature of the design, if there was some kind of 're-enactment' in the rituals from Christ's teachings in the early church. There's room for a certain level of theatrics that goes beyond the rites we see today at church. I look at that space, imagine it full of people, and then see the priest with others around them acting out scenes rather than just standing there, preaching. The major difference between the old pagan cult spaces and the Christian Church (which may have been it's appeal in the early AD's), was that it was a space for people to gather, and not veneration of a cultic object.
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This, along with the churches in Ravenna are some of the finest examples of early Christian architecture in all of Europe. Fantastic video, thanks!
This video made my heart yearn to be in Rome again.
I love these videos! the speakers have a clear and calming voice
Thank you for putting up these videos. The body of work represents a wonderfully accessible catalog for lifelong learners.
That is great to hear, thanks for being in touch.
Currently here for AP history homework but very interesting!
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A very nice, succinct analysis -- thank you.
Beautiful I’ve been to so many Italian cities. But never Rome (yet)
I am thoroughly enjoying your videos on the churches of Rome and ancient Rome. Although I have visited these buildings often, it's amazing how much more I am learning from watching your videos. Thank you for your inspiration! I will share these videos with friends and family planning to visit Rome! Grazie!!!
Came here after a Toldinston video. Amazing video. Thank you!
I, approve your channel and the beauty and knowledge you bring into the world!
I would have loved to have learned more about the hole in the wall that allows you to see the orange tree. :)
Thank you for your knowledge
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This was really helpfull beacuse I have to study it.. one recomendation could be to make subtitles in spanish! but pretty good. Thank you guys!
Thankyou!
I've never heard of or seen this church before. Its proximity in time to that of Christianity becoming the official religion of the Empire makes it especially interesting.
The columns are the most interesting parts of the interior. Those and the marble pavement.
All looted from "pagan temples". Thick as thieves!
Omg. Thanks for the video. I always remember this beautiful basilique because the Pope celebrate the Ash Wednesday Mass here. A gorgeous roman station in Lent season. 💜💜💜💜💜
The space is beautifully and softly lit indeed.. 😍 I loved that view (around 4:22), it must be stunning in person. I look forward to hearing about those Baroque chapels. That playlist will be such a treat.
the type of gypsum used for the windows is selenite aka satin spar.
Thank you for identifying that for us.
It's incredible that the church was built (422-432) when the Roman empire still existed (collapsed in 476).
a playlist titled churches/basilicas/cathedrals/architecture would gather all these amazing videos. thank you for these videos!!! just discovered and already watched 5... looking for more!
It might be easier to find them on Smarthistory.org
@@smarthistory-art-history oh thanks!!! will take a look then!!! thank you :)
I missed this the last time in Rome. A must for our next exploration . Have you ever been to Basilica Di Santa Maria Trastevere . It is full of colonnades from the baths of Caracalla. Well worth a visit.
Thanks for expressing a true respect by lowering your voice when you’re implying your entrance into this Holy place!
These are great! Thanks! Subscribed.
Corinthian columns,as used in this building,are one of my favorite styles of architecture -does anyone know which pagan building these columns come from?
The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders og ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The earlier ones are called the Ionic and the Doric orders.
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That doesn't answer Kalo's question ;~/
I need to visit there
Constantine was my favorite Emperor of all of Rome!
Justine the Apostate was mine.
Go, St. Constantine!
Constantine was a superstitious brute. Julian, Antoninus Pius , Nerva, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian and many others were infinitely better people than Constantine I’m afraid.
Marcus Aurelius is mine
It looks a lot like the Basilica of Constantine in Trier. Unfortunately that building is bare brick inside because of bombing in WWII.
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The holes on the exterior wall of the apse seems to suggest that exterior was originally decorated in marble?
I believe santa sabina was trussed, having seen older photos before the restoration. Its bizarre that a flat roof would be inserted when the intention was to emphasise the church's antiquity.
It is still trussed though the trusswork is no longer exposed. Here is a nice summation of the many transformations of the church, www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2019/12/the-basilica-of-santa-sabina-origins.html
You have to wonder, given the nature of the design, if there was some kind of 're-enactment' in the rituals from Christ's teachings in the early church. There's room for a certain level of theatrics that goes beyond the rites we see today at church. I look at that space, imagine it full of people, and then see the priest with others around them acting out scenes rather than just standing there, preaching. The major difference between the old pagan cult spaces and the Christian Church (which may have been it's appeal in the early AD's), was that it was a space for people to gather, and not veneration of a cultic object.
Isn’t St Paul outside the walls also very similar to the old St Peter’s basilica
Wow, I can't believe the columns of spolia were pagan
My grandparents did
What was the material in The Windows? Sounded interesting !
I’m not here for a school test.
Their temples look like banks.
Spin that around. Banks and many other buildings designed in the 19th and 20th centuries revived older architectural forms including the basilica.
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aka Greek revival?