Vasari Corridor: The World's Least Secret Secret Passageway
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2018
- What do you do if you're the 16th-Century Duke of Florence and you need a way of getting between your two palaces without being seen by anyone? You build a 1km passageway 3 floors up in the air, of course...
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Imagine being one of those houses and suddenly one day a dude busts down your wall saying “sorry, we’re building the duke’s secret private skyway, deal with it.”
In the name of God!
Henryk Gödel That story was so fucking sad. So shitty
It was the meat merchants who got the raw deal.
I might light my house on fire after you guys are done.
Im sure there was a great deal of kudos in having the royals walking past your bed room wall.
“In case you’re too young to remember the mid-1500s” is a *stellar* way to start a video.
Perhaps a slight jest at the state of Education lol
if you can remember the 1500's, please see a doctor.
@@cageybee7221 He'd definitely point out you're suffering from a chronic case of dead-ness.
No many are
@@cageybee7221 No, call the Guiness World Records!
I never noticed that when I visited Florence, the amount of times I walked under that passage without knowing. It really is secret.
I assume that was the plan...it is so big an visible, that no enemy would even imagine that this is the secret escape corridor
d'grassed Perfect secret, hidden in plain sight.
'Hiding in plain sight.'
i remember taking pictures and saying how genius it is to connect the buildings in case of emergency. then a guy told me the background to it. not so hidden. :D
@@mammutMK2 or that it was all the way connected
All we need is a ladder, that church, and we're in.
That's what I thought ahaha
I guess the open part is between two locked doors...
right!!!!??
@@AgglomeratiProduzioni awwwwwww!!!! damn parkour fiorentinos!!
ladders and churches don't always work well together.
@@lukey666lukey Don't worry, we use the power of Satan.
Avoid getting wet, dirty or assassinated.
Obviously listed in order of importance.
Maybe. If importance = severity × probability
well i would like that passageway very much
You can't escape from Ezio Auditore, not even up there.
Kennedy learned that the hard way. Open car and it rained in
You won't catch me wet, or dirty at my funeral!
You have been selected by *The Algorithm* .
Rejoice mortal!
yep
All hail the algorithm!
Thomas Walder Never doubt “The Algorithm!”
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PRAISE BE THE ALGORITHM!
It's so blatant that it looks like something I would make in my Minecraft world in order to not get killed by mobs.
It is now going to be my personal headcanon that Cosimo de' Medici was killed by a creeper.
Well, I guess it is suprior to emperor Nero's tactic of torch spamming..
Americans: The 1% is out of touch with the common people.
The medici family: Hold my vino
Royalty were the old 1% though....
@@shawnpitman876 Royalty: We're the literal 1. The 1 person owning everything
You'd want to stay far away if multiple attempts on your life had been made...
@@shawnpitman876 The Medici were the medieval equivalent of "new money" They had to out royal royalty to keep their prestige and position. Italy didn't really have real royalty during this time, as there hadn't been a unified kingdom in years, just fighting city states invaded and intermittently ruled by the HRE, France, and Spain (and occasionally Muslim corsair states).
the 1% one up him by flying in helicopters and jets everywhere.
I love how Medici inexplicably has a thick northern accent at 1:32
I’m dying
florence is in Northern Italy though, so it makes sense ???
@@gerbenvanessen acrually it's considered Central Italy
@@urbanfile3861 since when is there a central italy? that just seems like a weird division. countries are divided north south and west east never north central south and west central east. clearly you are wrong and I will insult you on the internet if you do not back off sir :)
@@gerbenvanessen it's a standard division we Italians use www.schededigeografia.net/Italia/Cartine/italia_ripartizione%20geografica.png
I visited the corridor in 2015! It was super interesting. You enter the corridor from inside the Uffizi, through two huge doors right in the middle of the gallery. The corridor's walls were all decorated by self portraits of different painters, and the view from above the Ponte Vecchio felt special. At the time, it cost me €60 if I remember correctly. It was worth every penny, especially since it's been closed for a few years now.
Ahh, the 1500's. Those were the days my friend.
Only 1500s babies will remember
Born 1599, that still counts.
I quite enjoyed them. The 1600’s were... a bit less fun.
Try 600 BC, back when space-egyptians with scottish accents used entire oceans as brewing vessels
steve leslie if you remember the 1500s you weren’t there , as the saying goes
The “going round the twist” theme was excellent
Yeah WTF? 4:27 for any Australian who grew up in the 90’s or early 00’s has so many vibes. The show was absolutely mental.
Every Australian is like 😳
@@emilchandran546 We had it in the UK too.
canturgan it was an Australian program though.
@@emilchandran546 Yes it was. Good theme tune, would make a good mash up with the theme from Ghostbusters.
“…it barges through a couple of houses before crashing out the side of one of them…”
I’m imagining a very drunk and unruly corridor stumbling around smacking into things before finding two unfortunate houses, knocking their doors down, and smashing through one of the walls.
“Well, I never! Such is the dismal state of corridors these days, where they’re brazenly gamboling about, drunk as a sailor, without even the good grace to be ashamed of their atrocious behavior! Deplorable!”
“And how, my fine fellow, and how!”
i like your thinking, we would get along quite well indeed my fine sir/ma'dam
Add in a few forlorn "moo" 's and it's perfect.
I don’t know why I get this feeling from the corridor in general, whenever I see a picture of it I just get the feeling I’m looking at some drunker babbling along however he pleases
4:04 In the church, “I wonder is it possible to go to the balcony?” after few tries and some glitches.......ended up in a secret area that go through the entire game!!!!!!
What I would imagine if you could get in buildings in Assassin's Creed 2 to skip story and bypass unexplored areas
Reminds me of an original ps1 Tomb Raider secret or something like that.
Mario lv2 that roof place
The secret was not about that the duke is moving from one palace to the other, or which way he took. It was about *when* he took it
Kinda borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock, yeah?
@@diablo0073 I am not sure Alfred Hitchcock existed back then, did it?
@@RevCode He's a time traveller
@@meart7838 tim traveler*
We already know when the Duke used it, it was the 16th century.......
I walked all around those buildings and never questioned the design of them, now that I see it the corridor has got to be the most blunt architectural addition and the most hidden in plane sight.
This video was actually really interesting! Keep 'em coming!
Cheers Bob! I'll see what I can do...
Obviously our boy was playing real-life Minecraft in those planning stages.
There's a similar but older secret passageway in Rome linking the Vatican to the Castel Sant'Angelo, called the Passetto di Borgo, built so the Pope could escape to the castle if the city was attacked. By building his own, Cosimo de' Medici was effectively comparing his importance to that of the Pope. Giorgio Vasari is best known for writing 'The Lives of the Artists'- a book about all the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance up until that point, which is the source of much of the biographical information we have about them today.
I spent a semester in 2007 studding art in Florence, and my college was able to get my class a tour of the corridor. It was serving as private art gallery.
"In case you are to young to remember the mid 1500's" i'm just sick of all these young childeren on here that don't remember the middle ages and dying of the plague. They missed out on so much fun
Don't worry, dying of plagues made a comeback.
@@lucydecker6276 Now even We're able to experience dying by it. We should be honered.
well, looks like we won't be missing the fun now.
Don't forget dying from smallpox, dying from cholera, dying from typhus, dying from, well, you get the idea.
*stands gazing at the river*
"Hans... get ze trains."
You mean Himmler
Architect: shouldn’t we built it under the ground so nobody can see it?
This dude: But where are we putting the windows?
*facepalm-icci*
there's a bit of water called Arno river in between
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you. I've been looking at the internet for a very long time and this made me happy for a little.
Cheers Nub Zur! Your comment has made me happy too :)
HAVE YOU EVER??? EVER FELT LIKE THIS!!! WHEN STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN...
Don't you dare think I didn't noticed that song come on near the end...
I was in Florence for 2½ weeks in 1991 and barely managed to see the most crucial sights but there are always some closed for renovation. The Vasari corridor was one of them so I never got inside. Florence as such is magnificent!
As for the secrecy, there is of course none as far as its existence goes. But no one could see the duke moving from one place to another, which I suppose was his main goal.
Can we just appreciate the gentle piano renditions of classic songs?
Duke wants a secret hallway through the entire city.
Architect: literally builds it through the city.
Duke:" Is it at least secret?"
Architect :" If you can't see them, they can't see you."
*confused servant in background falls through nearby window*
We have a similar, almost same corridor in my school, it's an ancient missionary school, a convent. The residence and private part of the convent, the last floor connects one of the buildings that is opposite to it . We were always fascinated by how cool it was and wanted to try it. I'd also found a hidden passageway from one of the staircases of the secondary school that had a narrow lane ahead and it would lead you straight into the nuns quarters. My school's huge and makes me wonder if there were more of such hidden passages all over....
“Hopefully you’re able to enjoy this view without being driven to mass genocide.”
I suddenly envisioned Daleks up there.
EX-TAAAAAAHR-MINATE
Reminds me of the tunnels I built between houses in Minecraft!
big uwu
I just build sewers for that. Every "toilet" is a water hole you can jump down Trainspotting-style or swim back up. And the mossy stone brick works great for slime covered stoneworks.
Wild Blunt Hickok like super Mario in the pipes
It's a long time since I've heard the theme tune for round the twist
Strange things are happenin
Are you going round the twist
Alex Sutherland have you ever.....ever felt like this?
The original Bronson works with my girlfriend lol
Thank you sir - came to the comments for this, was not disappointed!
More cities need stuff like this. This just adds so much character.
I never thought I'd hear a cover of the 'Round the Twist' theme on Piano in this context...
I didn't even know that this corridor was a single structure when I was there! o.o
I'm sure instead of a grotto, he would have liked a lighthouse instead! xD
Psh, the crazy things rich people get away with.
Because noone stands up and kills them when they should be killed. They should be afraid to mix with the masses.
Building a secret walkway is a more benign activity than today's rich and famous ne'er do wells engage in, some of which are gasping huge sighs of relief following the convenient alleged suicide of a man in a New York cell.
@@texasfossilguy you seem like a...fucking insane person.
Why dont you cry about it.
Bloomberg thinks he can be president because of his money
Brilliant stuff. I'm addicted to your channel, especially your presentation style.
I've been to Florence a couple of times and no one ever mentioned this thing. I wondered why there was such a consistent architecturual arch theme across the city. But had no idea it was a connected path
This has got to be one of the most fun narrations I have encountered on youtube.
For some reason, the RUclips algorithm put this on the recommended section on my homepage. After watching a couple of videos, I subscribed. I love the way you structured your videos with the right balance of fascinating facts and that world-famous British humor. I'd love to see your witty perspective on my side of the world, Asia. Until then, I find myself still binge-watching your channel at 3 am. Cheers!
I love the intro for 'round the twist' piano music you've snuck in! Made me laugh. Great video
I can only imagine how interesting it would be to walk along that corridor
Love these videos. just the right length, and interesting.
That was genuinely interesting - thankyou!
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That is amazing. I've been there many times, walked under it many, many times without knowing the history of it, or that it was a corridor.
Hilarious narration! Thank you so much!
I just came across your channel and am loving it! My two favorite cities are Florence and Paris. I was lucky enough to take a tour of the Vasari Corridor a few months before it closed. I paid $60 USD for a tour of the Uffizi Gallery and then we went through the corridor. It was really fascinating to see Florence from that vantage point. You were allowed to take photos but no video. We had security guards that watched our every move. Anyway, keep of them great work and I love your sense of humor. I burst out laughing at least once during your videos.
Just found your channel. Great stuff Tim. Subbed.
The piano cover of going round the twist kinda took me off guard.
Informative and entertaining, well done!
Round the Twist! Thumbs up 👍👍 I liked that serie 😀
Have u everrr. Ever felt like this 😂😂
I appreciate the surprising addition of a midi round the twist theme but why is it there? How did it get on an English guys random travel video? Was the series popular outside of Australia? I’m confused.
@@Jamesbaby286 The series was very popular in Ireland - I used to watch it all the time as a kid.
@@Jamesbaby286 hey neighbours, turns out it was played at home and away, and it was better than any other rubbish coming from upside down land.
@@Jamesbaby286 it was shown all over the world. It even got airtime in America, on network tv. On Fox, if you can believe that.
I'm just finding your videos and, after seeing three or four randomly selected by RUclips in a row, I must say you produce amazing content. The information is interesting, I'm learning new things. The visuals are fantastic, I get of sense of what is like to be at these places. The writing is very witty, I get plenty of chuckles while never being taken out of the narrative. I've just hit the subscribe button and I'll sharing your channel with my more sophisticated friends. Thank you, keep it up, and good luck!
Ah cheers Aich!
Awesome video and channel, thank you RUclips algorithm!
this is the coolest thing i've seen all week. thanks!
You are great man. So well made and funny commentary. You deserve 1mill subs.
3:19
COVID-19 looks over the river.
“Yes. This will do nicely.”
It is my new life goal to be "Under the influence of a powerful amount of cheese"
Loved this! I was only there once, but I had no idea it was there! Thanks for the history lesson! ❤👍🏼
I'm a new subscriber and currently binge watching your channel. Thank you for your excellent videos.
So hidden and secret that it's still visible today ...
I read Dan Brown’s Inferno recently, where the Vasari Corridor was a big part of the action scenes. It seemed very interesting and now this video makes it even more interesting to me! 😃
I hope that Mussolini’s windows won’t cause any hideous events ever again...
Ditto, this is where I've heard about it also. Nice bit of Round The Twist deviously woven into the video also.
Ah, I didn't know that, Steroumel. Then it's probably more well-known than I thought, which might explain why this video is getting more views than I usually get! Btw, it's now a week since I saw Mussolini's panoarama and I haven't murdered anyone yet... gonna try to keep this up
The Tim Traveller Yes, please keep it up! 😆
The book is worth a read, especially if you enjoy well written action and the “Sherlock Holmes” style!
Yes me too
I wanted to go to Florence after reading the book. And i did. Inferno is a nice gide to Florence, you can literly follow the professors footsteps by reading the book while walking trough the city.
How truly gripping. Thank you for posting.
I guess he was in it for the long hall.
Years ago I was with school in Firenze and were visiting both palaces and next to the weird art thing was a door. It was a bit open so I decided to take a look with some friends. We saw a long hallway and just walked in. After about 50 meters a guard yelled at us and we were sent out. Never knew we accidentally walked into this corridor
Never knew... I could have done a "Vasari Course" stroll during my freetime when I visited Firenze years ago.
Very interested and I loved the commentary. Rich people never change.
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
4:31 the ‘around the twist’ intro song. Aussie nostalgia much
So imaginative, these Italians are truly nuts, in a nice way,
Excellent video. Thank you so much!
New subscriber here. This is the third video of yours that ive seen and I really like both the content and ur personality. Keep em coming mate!
/hugs from Sweden
Damn, that's a long corridor
The theme from "Round the Twist" 😂
Thank you! This is really interesting and fun
Thank you. Brings back some memories of my time in Florence
Oh wow, bonus points for the piano rendition of Round The Twist!
How on earth did you find that? It was a small-budget Australian fantasy children's show in the early 90s and 2000s
Ha well spotted :) It's from my other RUclips channel, I play piano versions of tv theme tunes - ruclips.net/video/wIF0FXfQ_TQ/видео.html
That show was very popular in the United kingdom
@@danc8278 It was shown other places too. It would show up on the UK Forces channels in various countries.
Have you ever? Ever felt like this? When strange things happen, are you going round the twist?
was that the going round the twist theme???
like really man thats obscure shit right there
Tim! Didn't know you have this video! Thanks very much for this. You mentioned one important feature that I have actually written into my draft of my novel. :)
this is the travel channel we deserve!
Cool job thanks for sharing buddy
Cheers Sperrin!
"In case you're too young to remember the mid-1500, here's a quick recap"
* starts playing _Baroque_ music *
Do you know the name of the piece please?
@@janprovaznik1613 It's a piano version of the Prelude to Charpentier's Te Deum (also known as the Eurovision Opening Music, because that's where most people know it from)
I honestly love your content. :D
Having stumbled across your Wuppertal video, I'm now binge-watching the rest. This one contains the most enjoyably, dry humour so far.
Your taste in background piano music is enjoyably esoteric too. :)
Medici: [screaming at the top of his lungs] *ENGAGING SNEAKY MODE!!!*
....Pulls on an obv fake moustache with glasses attached (ala Grouchy Marx)
Is that the theme song from around the twist in the background?!
It absolutely is
Thank you! I knew I recognised it from somewhere, but couldn't remember where!
@@TheTimTraveller Best little easter egg ever
++++
@@L83467 i was in around the twist. series 1 was filmed at my primary school and they used students as background
I was there a few years ago. Saw all the things you pointed out in this video even the little church under the corridor. Great video :)
You got blessed with the RUclips algorithm. I've been there, nothing new for me in this video, but I love your dry humour. :)
What's the piece of music used at 4:26? It sounds like a piano rendition of the theme to an Australian kids TV show called Round the Twist.
It is a piano version of the theme tune of Round the Twist
Im glad someone else noticed that! Too iconic to slip past us Aussies lol
@@mrheyfuckoff1 it was shown in Britain 10-15 years ago. Not seen it for a long time though.
Yeah round the twist was hugely popular here in the UK. I watched it every week. So funny.
I thought it sounded like one of the songs from the Sims 2
I love how the Duke has a Northern accent XD
This is my new favorite chanel
This is awesome! I was in Florence a couple years ago and recognize most of this but had no idea what was going on here. So cool!
Bizzarre. Never heard of this :o
So it turns out it was a secret after all.
I just got back trying to visit the corridor but couldn't find the entrance. Watching the video I see that I was so close!!!! (Although the thing is still closed from what I've gathered a few minutes ago)
Loved the "heavily influenced by cheese" comment xD
Ah yeah I think whenever it re-opens, the access will be from inside the Uffizi building
@@TheTimTraveller ahhh that would make (monetary) sense!
Good humor and fun storytelling. Good stuff!
This was hilarious! 😆 Cheers!
Apparently it's still closed, according to the website of the florence museum
There is a lot of art in the passage, mainly portrets, would be nice if it was open for public to see.
looks like something i would do...in minecraft
I love watching your videos. I want to go to Florence again to see this. Thank you.
Great pictures, and even better naration!