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I WONDER - Why Was Florence Nightingale Called The Lady With The Lamp?
This video is answering the question of why was Florence Nightingale called The Lady With The Lamp.
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Il Duomo Explained | The Florence Cathedral | AmorSciendi
The city of Florence set a goal so ambitious that they needed to transform their city in order to accomplish it. This is the story of the Florence Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.
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Italy, Florence Baptistery
The present much larger Baptistry was built in Romanesque style around 1059, evidence of the growing economic and political importance of Florence. It was reconsecrated on 6 November 1059 by Pope Nicholas II, a Florentine. According to...
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The Fashion Police - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Fashion Police
Amor Sciendi
il Duomo: The Florence Cathedral Explained
The history of the Florence Cathedral is the history of the Florence Renaissance
Amor Sciendi
David vs David
How do two different artists address the same theme? How do the fashions of the time period effect art? I try to answer these questions by looking at Statues of David by Michelangelo and Bernini.
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Italy, Florence - Santa Maria Maggiore Church
The church was originally constructed in the 11th century and underwent extensive renovations to the facade and sides in the 13th century. The interior was renewed by Gherardo Silvani in the early 17th century, possibly to an earlier...
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Three Michelangelos in Florence: Great Art Cities
In this episode we look at three less well known works by Michelangelo, including a Pieta he made for his own tomb, a controversial naked Jesus Christ created when he was just a teenager, and a Bacchus rejected by the man who...
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The Beauty and Culture of Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and was the center of European trade and finance during the medieval period. Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as the birthplace of the Renaissance, it attracts...
Independent Producers
The Art of Michelangelo
In 2013, a rare collection of paintings by Michelangelo was on display at the Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. This audio story reflects on Michelangelo's life and looks at what makes his...
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Italy, Florence - Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of Saint Lawrence)
San Lorenzo basilica was the parish church of the Medici family. In 1419, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici offered to finance a new church to replace the 11th-century Romanesque rebuilding. Filippo Brunelleschi, the leading Renaissance...
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - The Politics Of The Renaissance
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - The Humanist Movement
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. The humanist movement...
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Italy, Florence - Boboli gardens
The Boboli Gardens were laid out for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. The name is a curruption of "Bogoli", a family from whom land had been bought to construct the garden. The first stage was scarcely begun by...
Weird History
Would You Survive Living In a Different Era?
Ever wonder how you'd fare in a different time period? Today, we're exploring the most lethal dangers people from around the world faced from 14th century Florence to 1st century ancient Rome.
Bridgeman Arts
Le Rotary, Nice quest, Palio de Sienne, Florence Trip, 1974.
The Palio di Siena is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards.
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INTERVIEW: Rebecca Hall on how she choses her roles and playing Florence in THe Awakening at the The Awakening Interviews at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
INTERVIEW: Rebecca Hall on how she choses her roles and playing Florence in THe Awakening at the The Awakening Interviews at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
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Wilson Dam converts the power of the Tennessee River into electricity
LS large construction bridge structures over hills / WS Tennessee Valley with pulley moving by in FG / MS large cart pouring concrete on bridge structure / VS Wilson Dam with trees in FG / good shot PAN across Wilson Dam / Note: exact...
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SYND 6 11 69 CLOTHES FROM THE FLORENCE FASHION WEEK
Fashion shows from the Florence fashion week.
1. ws of models wearing silky, slinky bikinis with beach coats
2. ms of a male and female model in maching Greek inspired outfits
3. ms of models wearing dark outfits
4. ws of the audience
5....
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CAN887 SCENES OF WRECKAGE AFTER FLORENCE FLOOD, PEOPLE REBUILDING
People attempt to recover from floods in Florence.
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1. ms wreckage
2. mcu rubble and debris in street pan right
3. ms store sign tilt down man repaints damaged building
4. ms men painting damaged buildings
5. ws...
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Brit Awards Backstage
INTERVIEW: Florence and the Machine on feeling like a prom queen and tonight's performance at the Brit Awards Backstage at London . (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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SYND 15-4-71 CAVALLI, NALDONI, ASSUNTA, DE ROSSI COLLECTIONS
Outfits from the collections of Cavalli, Naldoni, Assunta, De Rossi
1) gv Piazza, Florence
2) interior, fashion show, various shots, models in patchwork trousers and blouses
3) various shots, models on catwalk in various leather and...
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SYND 18 4 68 BUSY FASHION SHOW IN FLORENCE
Busy fashion show in Florence.
1. gv street scene in Florence
2. ms models in bikinis on catwalk, crowd around
3. various of two models in beachwear, waiting backstage for their turn
4. ms tilt up long gown to a model draped in it
5. ms...
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SYND 18-9-71 GIANT INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUES FAIR OPENS IN FLORENCE
Giant international antiques fair opens in Florence
1) gv, pedestrians in square
2) exterior, exhibition hall and flags
3) cu fair sign, on wall
4) interior, various of miniature silverware furniture on display
5) people at antique...