How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- In 1418, Filippo Brunelleschi was tasked with building the largest dome ever seen at the time. He had no formal architecture training. Yet experts still don't fully understand the brilliant methods he used in contructing the dome, which tops the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, Italy.
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If Brunelleschi found out you called him an amateur, he'd be throwing eggs at you rn
Instablaster...
Medici?
he'd balance the narrator's skull on one end and make it stand on it's own.
That was my immediate thought! How dare you call this genius an 'amateur!'
@@CPorter
Hahaha
He wasn't an amateur at all. He was indeed a mathematician and geometrician, he invented one point perspective (still fundamental today) and the planning of the dome took him several years.
Good animation in the video but false informations, he worked really hard and was very well known as an architect at the time they gave him this project. It's not that he woke up and build the dome.
Yeah they miss things
I was wondering how can anyone assign such a challenging project to an ameture? Thanks for this info
How to get views and money in 2021? bend the truth. The same trick merchants have been using for thousands of years. seems like without prescience this basic trick will be forever effective.
@@ozymandias7592 *2014
I agree with you 100%
This video is very very nice but... Brunelleschi amateur?!? Let's be serious! I am an art historian and I can say undoubtedly Brunelleschi was not an amateur but an architect (and not only), one of the greatest and talented architect in history.
The term amateur describes a person who had no formal training in a subject. And Brunelleschi had none. Due to little biographical information about his life it is not even clear how he transitioned from his actual profession as a goldsmith to architecture.
I also know of the smaller dome. And this explains why they trusted him with this project even though he had no working samples speaking for his expertise by that time. This and the fact that he was the only applicant. ^^ Of course he studied architecture in Rome. He most likely worked as a goldsmith there too to make a living while spending his free time studying. But he did it completely on his own. Meaning there has been no professional training involved. He was a self taught architect - an amateur.
Yea it's weird to call Brunelleschi Amateur
Don't forget that in Italy during this era, most artisans and craftsmen began their careers as apprentices to Masters, and only upon several years of training and completion of a "master piece" were they elevated. Plus you had strong guilds (cf. unions) with their sets of rules.
Am I the only one who is not an art historian??
I live in Florence, near to the dome, I watch it each and every day, it's so nice and interesting!!
Guzman Tierno siamo in due! É veramente un'opera d'arte
Gappie Al Kebabi you?
Gappie Al Kebabi ???
@Gappie Al Kebabi lol wtf
I'm jealous
Imagine how scary it would be to work so high up on a sketchy building lol
A sketchy building that has stood for over half a century...
well you can't really predict if it will last that long from the start.
B All95 o
malenotyalc It's five centuries not half.
All in the name of God
7 years later.
I mean, Brunelleschi clearly didn’t have any experiences. But he studied, his whole life, many architectural books and was also a great mathematician. He was a genius, a prospective master, and you can comprehend this by seeing his magnificent tile showing the Sacrifice of Isaac. Certainly, many aspects of his biography are uncertain and still a mystery. But one thing is sure: he wasn’t just a mere amateur.
As an Italian guy, hearing Brunelleschi being called “amateur” sounds like blasphemy to me. Respect for the Italian geniuses
It is blasphemy
He was an amateur when you compare him to the Islamic architecture which he copied!
@@3-Kashmir definitely didn’t copy. He made it much more beautiful than any Islamic building. The prettiest mosque in all of Islam is the blue mosque in Turkey which they actually stole from the Roman Christian’s when the Muslims invaded the whole of Europe as they pillaged and colonized
"Amateur" doesn't mean unskilled
@@3-Kashmir😂😂
I love how he gets an idea candle instead of an idea bulb :)
In medici (Netflix series) he gets the idea from an egg shell
@@bulletboy6572 i guess he's referring to the light bulb modern people get when they figure things out or have a great idea. Back then they didn't have light bulbs so the animation of that was a candle.
@@16olsii ohh, alright, that’s smart
@@16olsii I thought he was referring to the shape of the dome
it's probably because light bulb hasn't yet been invented in 1418
I got to see this a few months ago in real life. I had no idea how revolutionary this dome was or that it was the largest, but let me tell you that in person you would be left with no doubts that it is the largest. That thing is HUGE. And you can barely even make out a human silhouette when people are at the top. Truly an Italian masterpiece that joins the plethora of all the other marvels of the old Italian world.
It feels unreal until you see it with your own eyes, I played Assasin's Creed and 7 years later I visited Florence. The sheer size of the building is overwhelming and to top it off, the detailed designs unknowingly keep your mouth wide open. 'Florence, for me is the world's best city.'
FYI: if you get paid for the job, then you're not an amateur by definition. you're a professional.
amateur - a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity, from dictionary.com. Here they meant this meaning as he had no formal training in architecture. Do a bit more research before pointing out a mistake.
Karpov Liam is
If he had built domes professionally before, he'd be a professional. Since he was hired for a job he didn't do, he was an amateur.
As pointed out "amateur" doesn't necessarily mean unpaid. It could simply mean unskilled or low skilled, or inexperienced. Or in my case, I am an unpaid professional RUclips commenter.
If you watched the video you would see that he got paid.
"We cant explain today" literally explains it...
Literally doesn't explain how he COULD use those techniques
Depends which part.
Victorbrine Cassini Act 2 depends which part.
he literally just gives a 2D animations with fiction uttered on top of. specially designed to trick people dumb enough to not distinquish a cartoon from the reality.
Italian here, she mispronounced every italian word....why the fake accent?
Not italian here. It was nice lol.
Bummer that shes not actually italian but i gotta say i did enjoy the accent as a non italian
sorry to broke the dream...
.....so you'd rather have her not even try?
I dun understand
Perhaps its not an Italian accent?
This video explains to us that we don't understand "How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome" even though the title is "How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome"
It's how as in "how it was built", not how as in "how an amateur achieved such a feat." Both uses are correct
Miguel Bartelsman but it fails at even that. Click bait or what. Thumbs down
Well the video is not giving all the details, probably it means how he achieved the way how he built it or how come it resists after 500 years, if you don't want to stay ignorant just learn, don't criticize
Italians are so creative and artistic with everything they make
even their debt !!
The etymology of the word bank is "banco": the Italian ancient word for "table". The bank was invented in Florence in the fourteenth century. Can I tell you what there was elsewhere in 1300?
They make a mean spaghetti bolognese dish. *kisses fingers*
thats because we're the best of the best
germans had bach & kant as well as hitler, italians had great of everything as well as fabulous mafia,wtf!
I remember being taught there was an iron chain at the base of the dome. The integration of metal and masonry was the innovation behind the dome. The problem is not the dome itself but the outward forces at its base. There would be a tremendous force from the weight from the beginning of construction and the horizontal element of that weight would push out the walls supporting the dome. Not to take away from the dome's actual construction but the use of the metal with the higher tensile strength would be a precursor for modern architecture and larger domes.
I love Italian artists, wish to see more of them in our modern times to witness more groundbreaking pieces of art.
Altho I get why they used the word amateur. It’s just.... the guy is (arguable) the bloody father of the renaissance, calling him a amateur just under plays all his other achievements of which is many, the guy was a genius.
How will they get views then?
It's an insult.
In 500 years people will wonder how a big tower built in 16 years can just fit 3 minutes of RUclips. A wonder.
I've seen this, and ran the stairs to the top. It's an amazing feat of design and assembly that protects an equally beautiful interior.
I love her accent :-)
Gabor Kecskes let's keep it at 69. :P
Sounds like a German or French accent to me.
sounds like romanian
Neither French nor German at all! Maybe Italian!? But definitely not German and French
Gabor Kecskes it's fake
This was helpful. We are doing a schoolwork on the Renaissance this is useful thank you.
Make Italy Great Again!
It was an absolute marvel to see his masterpiece in person over the summer.
He had help from the Aliens known as the 'dome-a-trons'
It is. I watched it in History Channel. Can't be a lie.
"The Government build that, he did not build that on his own".
Barack Obama!
No, he had help from de pyramid builders, dey wuz kangz!
Totally, Europeans those days did not have the necessary technology!
some one must have had shown him da wae
I think she could have also mentioned that he travelled to Rome, looking at ancient architecture, to get ideas on how to build the dome. The classical knowledge made this Renaissance architecture possible.
And then the Renaissance era began.
Renaissance altready started in Brunelleschi era smh...
The 12th century renaissance: Am I a joke to you?
The very best explanation and sketch of the dome .
Una manera sencilla y agradable para entender que tras estos importantes monumentos siempre existio ingenio, paciencia y visión..!
...not his profession, and without internet. Truly a marvel of an accomplishment.
Yup, sure looks like an "amateur". It was the 15th century, by modern standards no one back then had "formal architecture training", engineering was taught by experience. There weren't even modern universities at that point, all they could study was the highly advanced Arabic architecture or reverse-engineering Roman buildings with 1500 years.
In no way was he an amateur, the dude spent all his life studying mathematics and engineering. Plus he had already been the lead architect of an earlier building.
We might argue he had no pre-defined idea how to build a dome of these dimensions, but that's because no one in Europe else had either.
Wonderfully illustrated.
I love how your first to this MASSIVELY blown up video, and you comment thus
It's beautiful to read the name of my great professor Salvatore Di Pasquale, a magnificent architect that spent half of his career as a researcher to discover the secret of the dome. A Genius in his field and a great teacher for thousands.
reminds me of an xkcd strip with the quote "Some engineer out there has solved P=NP and it's locked up in an electric eggbeater calibration routine. For every 0x5f375a86 we learn about, there are thousands we never see."
Maravilloso ejemplo de ingeniería y arquitectura, entonadas dentro la armonía de las formas y la belleza de la perfección, propuesta por un extraordinario genio
Hey someone had to invent new ways of building these structures. I think it's awesome that someone with a fertile imagination, can create such groundbreaking methodologies.
I have been to the beloved Duomo. I have climed the steps to the top. Yes there are places where you can see the inner dome as you scale round and round the staircase. Firenze is one of my favorite places in the world. Stayed a week there and roamed the streets, the Pitti Palace, the Ufizzi, Academia..... Ahhh Italia
Wow this is legendary
Italy was bombed by the British, Germans and Americans... yet the dome survived.
Astroflight because allies did not target that have historic values..
I love how they tell this story❤️❤️
When I went up there i was truly amazed how he did it
the editing of this video is just AMAZING. great info as well. the only thing i don't get is why you label him as an "amateur" when he was a mathematician and architect in the first place
Italian Genius 万歳！
That guy is amazing... the fact that he didn't leave behind any of this blue prints just makes him that much cooler! Haha!
Thank you for giving us this wonderful animation for free!
He turned out to be a master, not an amateur.
he was never an amateur in the first place. he invented point perspective, he was a mathematician and a master architect. Idk why they call him amateur in this video.
2:25 Crazy when the worker rebelled and attacked the King WITH A BRICK!
Underrated.
I went there, touched the marble walls. Impressed. But now I want to go again. To be even more impressed after this video.
Totally mind blowing construction. Thanks for the excellent video.
Gosh, it was built 600 years ago
If you have not been to Florence before, just book and go. I kid you not it is the most magical and fabulous place I have been. English words cannot describe.
I was in florance last year ^^
Amateur? hahahahaha
Anyone without previous experiences are considered a amateur.
Ja
@@ZantidesYea, But Brunelleschi had studied architecture and by the time he won the competition for the design of the dome had already worked on three major buildings in Florence. He wasn't an amateur by any definition.
@@nikolaos9652 yes he was.
Brunelleschi sure was an awesome guy!
Wow FLORENCE 😍
Wow great engineering, praise to her..
I remember we did a play in 2nd grade about Filippo Brunelleschi and the construction of the dome
More impressive than anything modern architects have achieved
Thank the Bauhaus for all the uglyness in modern cities.
by far....
Tomorrow's my history exam and guess what,, i was stuck on this topic! Saw this on my feed just now.. what a coincidence😂NatGeo saved me again.. yaay!!❤
I would say this is one historic sketchy architecture marvel! Then again, he didn't leave behind any sketches.
I always wonder how to build the dome. This video solved my question. He was a great genius. I really want to be Florence again and I climb on top whatever it takes.
Nat Geo has stooped to hire fake-accent-makers(suggestions for alternative titles are welcome) to make their videos feel more "genuine"...
_actors_ and thus your comment is senseless
I find the narration too annoying to finish the video
*osp blue is tingling*
That’s the guy Cósimo Di Medici hired, not an expert but I never thought Brunelleschi was an amateur? And many will agree.
Cosimo*, dei*
I've been there 1 month ago, I've been in Tuscany for 3 weeks, and as soon as I so the thumbnail, I knew it was about Florence! ^^
Nat Geo is speaking down to the public as if we were little kids.
Your arrogance makes you a kid
Brunelleschi was a true Genius
Greatest modern architectural masterpiece ever.
"Methods they don't fully understand today" they do. They have been doing so for hundreds of years. It's called a chain model. You get acouple chains and just hang them upside down. The shape you get is the ideal shape for transfering weight down when you flip the chain upside down.
That is called a catenary. Well understood for a long time.
A masterpiece to inspire the ages.
He was the first who did a *leap of faith* from up there in 1436..
I loved the candle in place of the light bulb, nice little detail
who would dislike this?
+Xeriox01 Satanists
All the Italians because of the fake accent and the way the video describe Brunelleschi
Bravo Filippo...!!! Bravo...!
Any assassin Creed II Fan ?
Anti christ games
I Climbed to the top of the Duomo
IN THE GAME
I got mesmerized by the narration.
Really impressive method. Perhaps he disposed of any related documents after completion of the project so that his architectual achievements preserve his legacy, and remain as his distinctive quality among all other architects that preceded him. Ahaha...
Really wondrous achievement. Only a century or so after Brunelleschi, Mimar Sinan came onto the scene.
Mimar Sinan's, Ottoman Chief Architect of Suleiman the Magnificent, architectural achievements overshadow Brunelleschi's.
Still very dope. Can't forget the architectural achieves of Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, they designed the Hagia Sophia in the 6th Century.
They say Filippo told the town fathers that he could do it and the fathers didn't believe him. Then Filippo said to hold a contest to see who could stand an egg upright without it falling to the side. All of the expert architectures came to complete and no one could stand an egg upright. At the end, Filippo just smashed an egg onto the table so that it could stand upright, with the crack as its base. He won the rights to build the dome.
I climbed the stairs up to the top of the Duomo, it was tiring but the view was amazing. You can actually see the herringbone placement of the bricks on the wall as you go up.
Excellent architecture
Sometimes, nature creates people of insignificant aspect at birth. But it provides them with such greatness and such a brave heart, that they can’t rest if they don’t undertake and realize difficult and impossible works, with the aim of delivering them to the world for the surprise of whom contemplates them."
Vasari.
Discover Bunelleschi in #gameinflorence..........
So beautiful video , thanks National Geographic
That's one of the most beautiful domes
World, do us a favour and call it "Rinascimento". It was born, grew up and expanded all over Europe from the boot. The french form may be used by french people, if they can't do otherwise, but Italy gave this culture to the world, not France. Thanks...
i realy feel that the narrator did an equally beautiful job ...........
this is in Florence, Italy. My family and I walked towards it and when I say this thing is massive I mean this thing is MASSIVE…
every word you uttered just proves how nonsensical this whole narrative is. medieval or reneissance (or even industrial era) people didn't have the technology to construct flawless masterpieces like this and a written record claiming the opposite just suggests it a Iie. all the crucial information of how this could have been achieved is missing and all we have is just the written claim that this was done by certain people. it's safe to assume the record is a forgery.
Wow the things that can be done when you want to do them
He had no formal architecture training. = amateur = not professional or professionally trained
no, this is not what the words "amateur" or "professional" mean.
an amateur is a person who does stuff just for himself as a hobby and doesn't get paid for it.
a professional is a person who gets hired by a client/employer and gets paid for the job either with or without formal education.
a diploma doesn't make you a professional. your PROFESSION does.
Filippo Brunelleschi (the person in the video) was clearly not amateur.
Dias Amreé amateur is a person who does things for himshelf and doesn't have expierence
Sorry to say but niev300 is right. It's a specific title and that is indeed what it means. Look at 'amateur' and 'professional' golfers for example. Tiger Woods was once an 'amateur' and he could have stayed that way (and still beat all the competition by a mile), but he turned 'pro' and became part of a closed society which you can only join after completing some tests / qualifications. The same goes for lawyers, doctors and engineers. In modern times you can only practise these jobs if you have gone through rigorous training and tests to join that particular 'profession'. It is a closed society - if you need more info you can google the word 'profession' - hope this helps and hope you don't mind me explaining.
And to this day it is a beauty to be admired 😍😍
I'm not sure this was bigger than the Pantheon or the Hagia Sophia. I think the word brick is needed.
That's why she said MASONRY
The Pantheon is a cement dome..fyi.
Here in Pistoia ( 30kms from Florence ) we have a similar dome, actually they look almost the same and i can see it every day while going to school 😃
Formal training? Someone had to come up with it naturally to begin with in order to teach others. Either you have the intelligence and creativity or you don't.
Moshe 1967 I totally agree with you.
Elegant Engineering ⚙️
Non sapete cosa vi perdete a non essere italiani :P
Sei sicuro?
certo!
Vola basso
@VeroMithril europeo non è una razza o una nazionalità. Gli italiani sono giá europei automaticamente perchè l'Italia si trova nel continente Europa, e oltretutto facciamo parte dell'EU come nazione fondatrice, e inoltre la cultura europea stessa è basata molto sulle culture dei nostri popoli classici, sopratutto i Romani e le idee rinascimentali. Quindi gli italiani sono tutto fuorchè non essere europei, semmai siamo i piu europei di tutti.
@VeroMithril but i already know how to speak english properly lol, that's why i can joke and laugh about it
Beautiful art
it was aliens!
Thank you!
Sure m8 =) Only because someone was able to acchieve something great, in the Past, he was not born in an other galaxy. But ok.
Hi. There is a full documentary of this? Or it's just this 4 min clip?
I love her voice! What's her ethnicity?
+Michelle Liu I was wondering too. I can only tell you she's not a native italian speaker from how she pronounces italian words. I have no clue for the rest, she could be either greek or indian or japanese!
My guess is she's North American trying to fake an Italian accent.
+matteolegna lol, much as hilarious it seems, you could be damn right!
matteolegna OHMY you are right. Her name is Paula Rich and her website confirms her voice acting projects along with other accents she attempts
Michelle Liu perhaps Slovenian
wow...amazing
I can't wait to see what architectural feats the new, multicultural Italy performs.
Potential refugee triggered. No wonder no multiculturalism in Saudi Arabia and no culture as well.
No culture in Saudi Arabia? That's gotta be one of the most stupid things i've heard in a while
Anti semitic wanna be edgy account name and pic, racist comment just for the sake of it, yup found the 4chan dweller with no friends