How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome
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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.
You first said he built brick arches from bottom to top, then said he laid bricks all around in the herringbone pattern. Which is it?
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How do you know the point to put the rope to guide the bricks?
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Having been in, around, and on top of it, I can say with certainty that this was a one of a kind feat of engineering mastery. Truly dumbfounding.
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A few years ago, I spent a week or so in Florence, and witnessed this majestic dome, and cathedral. It's out of this world. The builder was much more than an amateur. He was genius. I wish we had some "amateurs" with this kind of building knowledge, to build things to last 500 years and more.
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Theres a great book called Brunelleschi's Dome. He was no amateur
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I read a record that the workers didn’t trust his brick link plan as the self supporting dome began to curve in. So he had to go out and walk on them himself to prove and assure them the would not collapse in. To rediscover his plans would be joy to world. And although this video is here a long time it’s still a really good design example length for a video for new and old students of art history. The drawings and graphics are excellent. National Geographic ‘exploring the world and all that’s in it’ How we discovered the world before the world discovered us. Memories of my Art Room and my library stacks of the National Geographic. My students used them for multiple projects. Thank You
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I mean pyramids existed earlier. But this guy is still impressive
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How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome
Took me too long to find this video after playing Assassin's Creed II T_T
This Cathedral still is my Top 1 favorite architecture in the world, that, I would definitely gonna visit it one day.
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Un amateur ne peut pas construire un dome aussi imposant et aussi parfait dans sa construction
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The enormous challenge he took on, and dedicated his entire life to, is still so impressive that it's hard to imagine. His contemporary Vasari described it: All amateurs should read this.
@vanhuisuit421As you know invention of Double-shell load-bearing dome was first in IRAN, (SULTANIEH DOME) about 200 years before Filippo Brunelleschi ,and he was inspired by that dome surely. But his managing and construction method was outstanding.
@Davinci-SWell the biggest is in rome, but the most beautiful is in florence
@titanxf0150An amateur cannot conceive such a complex structure.
@davideselmin8018I wonder WHY we don't build domes like this! So much technology at hand. Maybe the reason is because it was done with support of angels, not only humans.
@FriasMentoriasWhat they mean by amateur is that Brunelleschi was unknown when he entered the competition for the design of the dome. He was trained as a goldsmith and clockmaker. He had left Florence for years and spent time studying ruins in Rome, and there's a suggestion that he may have traveled to Constantinople, because the herringbone design had been used there. Even a summary by the administrative group overseeing the building of the church said we'll have to learn as we go, once brunelleschi's design had been accepted.
To me, it's not denigrating, it adds to the incredibleness of his accomplishments.
My info is from Ross King's book brunelleschi's dome.
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@cfraddIf you could build a clock in the 1400s, you could build a dome
@NobodyJonesStill one of the most fascinating architectural achievements ever.
@patricklenehan1778Amazing that five hundred year old structure probably could be rebuilt to same standard now.
@roboliver9980I need subtitles for this movie.
@SogandRoostaBeautiful explanation video, thanks.
@tungdinh.91Amateur........
@neeps9596The Italian accent was the icing on the cake. Lovely video.
@AbhishekVankitThe art style of the video is 👏 😮
@HarBosSarThey used chains. He invented the modular brick which i a greater contribution then one building. Also his student was leonardo da vinci
@dekonfrost7This is the only universe theres no other dimension someone might be literally so paranoid like its infecting my mind i dont like this. Whoever brought me back my sanity thank you
@JoshAbagatCan do attitude ?
@Sheyan-l9dGreat video, thanks
@UnlimitedPowXxObviously, aliens did it!
@SennmutStudying at an university to become an architect is a very long and difficult endeavor, yet all they can come up with today is just an ugly soviet-era concrete block.
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@golgumbazguide...4113and people think we've gotten smarter over time lol
@Mike_FortinBrunelleschi was a true Genius
@damienaugustoni2890l believe the date of construction is wrong 😮 no one knew about design at such level of engineer 😊
@herbrive9555I wouldn't imagine this is for and by an amature, nope. Beyound.
@khongyooThank you for giving us this wonderful animation for free!
@ultraali453You call amateur because he had no degree? Technical universities appeared only 2 centuries later, from military academies. Before there were guilds to preserve and pass knowledge
@GianniBarberiThis is many advance questions answers there I mean geometrical circle ,ellipse ,parabola ...btw he was little bit selfish for not teaching us all ❤
@HeisenbergNHHow many people are watching this after visiting the catheral ?!
@MarianneGardner-b8pAmateur?!?!?
@fabriziocolamartino5445They use simple math; yet very effective. Here's the thing - I am construction 🚧 worker myself. Some things, you can make it so precise but there are certain parts where you just have to follow your instinct. For example, out of 2 mark to make something align, in most cases if there are confusion on the marking, we just follow the one that consider the 'median' point out of the too. It wastes so many time to do something too accurate. Yes, the structure git to be sturdy - but there are no one actually bring ruler and will remeasuring back your hard labour
@EleyReiHerA true Tartarian hero.
@TaoDenningsYea, right! There are no photos or paintings of the construction of these buildings. Just refacing and remodeling. The crane would not have helped build these amazing buildings, if so, we would have them today. Let's see this in full scale and build a 300-foot-high or 400-foot-high St. Stevens Cathedral in Vienna replica built in 1137 with no crane fake wood crane. Just like the Egyptian Pyramids, how and when they were built are a mystery. Old-world buildings are all over the place. Just open your eyes. The build dates in Wikipedia are mostly all false.
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