The 2,000 Year-Old City of Mosaics

[@GreatBigStory]

What's the most memorable mosaic or piece of art that you've seen in person? 👀

[@sophiehung5755]

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the Byzantine Ravenna mosaics in person and they are honestly some of my favorites pieces of art ever. I’m so happy to see them featured here!

[@StanAyesha-xu2df]

The Byzantine Mosaics in Madaba, Jordan!

[@rakchityonzan2806]

I'm just glad they brought this channel back.

[@GreatBigStory]

This means a lot to us 🥹🫶

[@BryceRogers_]

Couldn't agree more. It's one of the few channels I will bother to send my friends a video from

[@annasahlstrom6109]

I really missed you guys!

[@playfuldreamers4905]

Same I was so sad when they left

[@spiralpython1989]

And happy that Jacob is back with them too.

[@notstoday465]

Damnn the cinematography in this video is fireee 🔥🔥

[@GreatBigStory]

Shoutout to the incredible Jacob Harrell 🔥👏

[@moonsliced]

agreed

[@jackjenkins3705]

Just what I was thinking!

[@L16htW4rr10r]

​@@GreatBigStoryGive my thanks and praises for him! :D

[@notstoday465]

@@GreatBigStory JACOB HARRELL !!! 🗣️👏

[@JacobHarrell]

The locals thought I was very odd when they were watching me film this video, throwing my camera around like a madman 🤣

[@g0i2023]

However you are doing what you're doing, keep doing that. Just like that 🫶💯🔥

[@LostwaveTT]

The end result was amazing ❤️

[@cboals]

Worth the odd looks!

[@HemaxFilm]

How are you doing those fluent time lapse shots? A very slow flying drone? Looks amazing.

[@liboo]

No way! I never expected to see a video about my city on this channel. Thank you!

[@GreatBigStory]

You’re welcome! ❤️

[@sophiehung5755]

I went to Ravenna for a day as part of a larger trip to Venice and it ended up being the highlight of the entire vacation. The Byzantine mosaics there are absolutely stunning in person and have become some of my favorite pieces of art in the world; I think I sat staring at the ones in the Basilica di San Vitale for over an hour because I was so entranced. They were so beautiful that when I finally saw the famous mosaic ceilings inside the Basilica San Marco in Venice, my first thought was ‘Eh, they’re all right, but they’re no Ravenna mosaics.’ If you can swing it, it is so worth the trip.

[@Bagulem]

Jacob Harrell, Thank you.

[@JacobHarrell]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching mate :)

[@mikelreese6320]

I missed this channel while gone, you guys done well in bringing it back

[@wolfsmaul-ger8318]

beautiful, i've always loved looking at mosaics, identifying all the tiny pieces that make up a whole piece of art, each one of them working together to form patterns and motives

[@SoCalDreamer91]

One of my bucket list cities to visit and I love that art of mosaics are being adapted to contemporary and modern applications

[@profanepropane]

Absolutely stunning cinematography, Jacob should get a raise and this vid should have more views even if it just uploaded

[@AWalkfromHome]

Wow... The cinematography is next level. Thank you for sharing the video.

[@SAMMl]

The way you present videos is art. Mesmerizing and intriguing. Love that you guys are back!

[@annakonda6727]

Welcome back Great Big Story! This one is awe inpsiring!!

[@_luckicharms]

So grateful youre making videos again! So much left to learn ✨️

[@Gr95dc]

Those mosaics are so beautiful. I hadn't heard about Ravenna before, but if I ever go to Italy I'd like to visit this city. I don't particularly remember any mosaic in specific that I have seen in person but I do know they were used in many parts in my country.

[@Familylawgroup]

So happy you are back!

[@zombiekillah16]

Oh wow, I didn't know this channel came back! I remember being quite bummed when they announced they were closing down a few years back. Great stuff!

[@ravennatourism]

Stunning images! ❤❤❤

[@justinlipkin]

Those building transitions were so sleek!

[@adrianac3258]

Ravenna such a beautiful city🩵. Amazing mosaic art during the bizantine and how it is used now ❤️

[@kzm-cb5mr]

The mosaics in Church of San Vitale has always amazed me since I first saw it on a book when I was 10 years old. To see it in person would have been nice, probably.

[@Mark723]

Jacob in Italy! Again! Could this be the beginning of a beautiful relationship...? Ciao, bello.

[@tomasgallegos3200]

Excelente contenido!! gracias por compartir❤

[@makedonas_ellhnas]

Glad to see there still are people who make mosaics in Ravenna

[@LinhHuynh-fw1wm]

Cinematography looks fire

[@fiverfrank]

i wrote a paper for my degree on the mosaics in that ravenna church, incredible place

[@myladycasagrande863]

Checking a map to see how to include Ravenna in the itinerary for an as-yet unscheduled trip to Italy! Rome, Florence, and Venice were already on the list.

[@StellaMariaGiulia]

I knew it was Ravenna from the thumbnail!!! I live close-by. More people should know about Ravenna and its province. Whoever wants to visit won't be disappointed. And they'll find Dante Alighieri's tomb as well.

[@chunkywombat3505]

Wait since when did you guys return? Im so happy

[@augustaskuprys6289]

Stupendous!

[@franklyn-y7q]

I appreciated that keep it up

[@trekval]

Mosaics 🔥🔥🔥

[@playfuldreamers4905]

The Kiss in the background!

[@re_animatedabby6791]

I honest to god thought the 2nd artists work was acrylic paintinga from afar holy crao is that cool and unique!

[@riosciart]

Gorgeous!!

[@randycouture32]

Did anyone else notice the man in the water giving everyone the finger as he was going down? 😂

[@charliecastillo2011]

Computer files won’t exist in 2000 years, but mosaics will. That’s a very powerful statement.

[@catatonicbug7522]

Anybody notice the mosaic Death Star at 0:55?

[@scrat3695]

1:50 Looking a little deeper, since GOD is the light, I think the shimmering of Mosaic glass is to signify the presence of GOD around us. If the artists of Ancient Rome had this intention in mind, it really shows their dedication to not only GOD, but their craft aswell.

[@profanepropane]

What a nice interpretation

[@GreatBigStory]

Wow. This is such an interesting perspective!

[@g0i2023]

🤔Probably godS plural then in Rome, but it's still a "brilliant" concept 😁😉

[@kutter_ttl6786]

​@@g0i2023It was God, singular. Christianity became the official religion of Rome when Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD. By the time these mosaics were made 200-300 years later, the old Pagan religion was long gone.

[@Inkspeed]

So cool

[@klutz1907]

Absolute legend, didn't expect a Tiananmen Square Massacre mosaic.

[@ohtantawy]

Grat video

[@mattiasmclaughlin6856]

Would loooooove to vist here, anyone else down?

[@huntervalleyartsartists9313]

love it...I worked as a potter for close on 30 years and over the last part of that career I did a lot of work in mosaics and also painted tile for both public and private commissioned works. Another artist friend (Paul Maher) and I did a series of mosaic works for Beaumont St, Hamilton here in Newcastle, Australia after an earthquake had caused the street to be closed for many weeks...this is the story of The Creative Pavement Study: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqKsm4J3f7R6sJo

[@JMPT]

GBS Nice 💙🖌️💙

[@sixthousandblankets]

I will Sail to Sarantium.😊😊😊

[@scottprather5645]

Be nice to have some subtitles since I don't speak Italian. Absolutely stunning mosaics I've always loved mosaics.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

So you can't see the subtitles? They're right there when the Italians speak.

[@golden_gaming4074]

Hello

[@Nyxeme]

Someone tell Bald and Bankrupt...

[@Kunalalal]

add English audio translation man

[@music_by_carlos]

mosaics r cool but why tho lol