Largest Ancient Roman Baths Ever Built Now Turned Into a Church

[@samuelbarker6969]

Was just in Rome and my hotel was around the corner stumbled on this by chance….absolutely beautiful!

[@joshuar1770]

My wife and I stumbled upon this church last year on the last night of our honeymoon in the middle of a wedding no less. It was amazing, especially with the organ playing throughout the service taking place at the front.

[@jamesaugustine9534]

Excellent and informative. I’ve never heard of this before. The structure of the baths survived 1700 years despite several barbarian invasions. Penn Station in NYC--a masterpiece of architecture modeled on ancient Roman baths--didn’t survive American barbarians after only 56 years.

[@AugustinianThomist]

a real tragedy, old Penn station was one of the most awe inspiring interior spaces, an exact copy of these baths and the basilica of Maxentius and Constantine.

[@daveweiss5647]

Yes... what was done to America (ironically by so called "progressives") was a tragedy amd crime against humanity they called it "urban renewal" but it was the absolute and utter destruction of pur great cities.... truly despicable and disgusting!

[@scoon2117]

I would be stopping every two seconds to appreeciate everything. Rome blows my mind, coming from the midwest usa.

[@lesliea7394]

Extraordinary. Great to have the drawings to illustrate which parts of the buildings survive. Ancient Rome is still alive.

[@oscarpaya8519]

I really appreciate this little documentary. Well done, the size of the place is majestic. Also, is hard to make people feel the real scale of the building.

[@hmao4466]

Absolutely brilliant presentation. More please.

[@TWOCOWS1]

This is the BEST educational vid on ths building found on KZbin. Thank you so muvh for making and posting this educasainasl video. I am a member now!

[@dmd5645]

Wow. Great video!! Thank you for posting! Popped up in my feed, and i HAD to watch!. Great comparison between what was and now is. And loved the filming while walking around. Truly gives the viewer an idea of the immense size of what once was. Nice work!. Thanks!. ❣️ from Michigan.

[@AugustinianThomist]

Many thanks

[@tavuzzipust7887]

S. Maria degli Angeli was meant to serve as the church of the Roman Charterhouse whose vast renaissance cloister still exists behind it.

[@yrac5009]

Just a random thought, how nice it would be if some of the Roman cathedrals and basilicas are converted into baths.

[@ciaoatutti307]

It would be horrible and a disgrace other then a totally disrespect toward italians, christians in general and world culture in general by the moment are peace of history, turn your house into a bath if you want but leave alone the things aren't your own

[@aelfrice]

As an atheist and former Catholic, I'm of two minds. It's both a wonder that we have what remains of ancient Rome, and sad that it's preserved by a death-cult and a pre-enlightenment institution.

[@williammatthews4491]

thank you.

[@Penrodyn]

Probably my favorite building in Rome

[@johndorilag4129]

I would love to visit these Catholic Churches in Rome

[@gamelot12093]

I think some of the columns and ceiling is original and walls.

[@Buckshot9796]

But did they purify the Baths completely? Or are there still naked pagan spirits gliding thru ethereal waters?

[@PeachysMom]

Wait, that’s the original floor?!

[@AugustinianThomist]

Not exactly in the main hall as Michelangelo raised the floor 2 meters inside to match the outside ground level which had also risen.

[@johnryman-f3c]

This is why Eisenhower forbid any bombing of Rome

[@BHBULOP]

there were 51 bombings on Rome. the last one on 3 May 1944. In the end, 4000 bombs (about 1060 tons) were dropped on Rome, hitting the San Lorenzo neighborhoods (with 717 victims), Prenestino, Tiburtino and Tuscolano, causing about 3000 deaths and 11,000 injuries; 10,000 homes were destroyed and 40,000 citizens were left homeless.

[@Hihoweryew]

Not true

[@arturovaldes546]

Yes the allies did bomb Rome , once but the Pope Pius X11 complained, and FDR stopped all bombing of Rome. FDR needed the Catholic vote and was not stupid. ❤

[@robertozeladarodriguez5321]

Lastima que las de Caracalla no se convirtió en iglesia.

[@JohnC-pt1iw]

Transferred into a church and planet earth is freaking holy

[@kathleenogrady8459]

It would be better if you used your own voice.

[@AugustinianThomist]

Will do so next video

[@asbadal6850]

Bath of Diocletian is the best and greatest architectural monument of ancient Rome !! I think it had better to restore this ancient bath in its original view, reason, ther are a lot of catholic churches, but only 8 of baths have been built in Rome !! And this one is the last one and most beautiful and splendid of them !!

[@AugustinianThomist]

perhaps, but Michelangelo's work and design of the bath is now 500 years old can can be argued to deserve preservation as much as the original design.

[@asbadal6850]

@@AugustinianThomist - i agree with u that garden and church designed by Michelangelo on the sight of bath is also great and should be preserved. Nevertheless the bath of Diocletian is the last and greatest architectural monuments of the ancient Rome, and i pretty sure it should be restored in its original grandeur not only the view but full functionality also. As to the above mentioned church and garden my solution - disassemble stone by stone and reassemble in other honorable place. Sincerely, With great respect …

[@JosephPercente]

The street noise drowns out the narration.

[@bugsybaby4944]

A church?! What a waste of such building!!

[@geisteswissenschaft]

Fuck Traffic, we need trees and Gras.

[@EricJMJ]

Viva Cristo Rey Ave Maria

[@kakaweewiz]

Deus Vult

[@maryjeanjones7569]

Makes sense after all the Romans created Christianity along with the invention of Jesus.

[@danielafosco3446]

Ahahahahah! Ignorante

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Christianity existed for three hundred twenty years prior to Emperor Constantine combining Roman paganism with frist century Christian teachings. Roman Catholicism has little in common with early Christianity. Odd situation how his Mother Empress Helena located the nails used and the cross used to kill Jesus....Three centuries later and his tomb . Yep that happened.

[@maryjeanjones7569]

@@stephenpmurphy591 Kinda difficult to kill someone on a cross that never existed!

[@MonicaLillis]

You must hate your name !

[@antasosam8486]

@@maryjeanjones7569 it's you who never egsisted.

[@briteness]

You say, "The success of Michelangelo's renovation is undeniable." However, a few sentences earlier you refer to the space as "grandiose". Do you mean that Michelangelo did a good job at replicating the original overblown design? I visited around 15 churches when I was in Rome last month. In terms of being a satisfying architectural experience, this one was in the bottom third. It just feels kind of big and empty. If this really is like what it would have been like to enter a Roman bath in its day, I probably like them better as ruins.

[@AugustinianThomist]

I would say a traditional basilica design with a central nave and side aisles is more architecturally complex, beautiful and satisfying. I think Michelangelo did good job at replicating the original design principles while preserving the grandiose nature of the baths ie. its sheer size of the hall without adding new additions. He made sure to let you know it used to be an ancient Roman building. This was more evident in his renovated Caldarium where he left the entrance asymmetric in a partially ruined state with columns missing to let visitors know they are walking inside what used to be Roman ruins.

[@daveweiss5647]

This is one of the most bizarre comments I have ever read in relation to architecture... you would prefer dilapidated ruins to one one of the most magnificent, beatiful and historical buildings ever created...?

[@uhadme]

Romans were afraid of soap, hated baths. Such a strange world, filled with many many stories. Who says Romans were even real? Probably 'romans' were giants rumored to exist. Romans sure made giant doorways.

[@madeinusa5395]

The fact they only had baths and couldn't figure out how to make showers shows what a primative culture they were.