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Fifteenth-century Florence was the home of the Renaissance and the birthplace of our modern world. In this first of two episodes, we'll gaze into the self-assured eyes of Michelangelo's David, enjoy Botticelli's Birth of Venus, delve into the 3-D wonders of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, appreciate Fra Angelico's serene beauty, and climb the dome that kicked off the Renaissance. Then we'll cross the Arno to where Florentine artisans live, work, and eat...very well. © 2012 Rick Steves' Europe
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How many days Do I need to explore Florence very well ?
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4:47 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Accademia galleries, uffizzi gallerys, pitti palaces
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Does rick steves cover asian, african, south america, or australia new zealand oceania?
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The Renaissance was specifically the rebirth of reason, the liberation of man’s mind, the triumph of rationality over mysticism—a faltering, incomplete, but impassioned triumph that led to the birth of science, of individualism, of freedom.
The Renaissance represented a rebirth of the Aristotelian spirit. The results of that spirit are written across the next two centuries, which men describe, properly, as the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment. The results include the rise of modern science; the rise of an individualist political philosophy (the work of John Locke and others); the consequent spread of freedom across the civilized world; and the birth of the freest country in history, the United States of America. The great corollary of these results, the product of men who were armed with the knowledge of the scientists and who were free at last to act, was the Industrial Revolution, which turned poverty into abundance and transformed the face of the West. The Aristotelianism released by Aquinas and the Renaissance was sweeping away the dogmas and the shackles of the past. Reason, freedom, and production were replacing faith, force, and poverty. The age-old foundations of statism were being challenged and undercut. -
Wow Great moves Steve, keep it up, proud of you
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A great video to watch, making florence come to life thanks you.
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Fig Tree :)
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It's good thank you for this vedio
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the Chianina cows came from chiana valley (Valdichiana) no from Chianti !!
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The history book about Florence and the Renaissance he must have read is about 50 years out of date haha.
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Very well done, Rick Steves is always enjoyable. Thank you.
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Love to visit Florence,, Lovely.
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Very Informative ..!!
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you said mary was a prostitute, why did you say that, it does not say she was a prostitute in the bible so you shouldnt say things to your audience that is hearsay
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dio ti stramaledica
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Economic freedom created the atmosphere necessary for thriving wealth creation and art
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Good work ♡
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i'm really into the renaissance right now and this is literally killing me. i wanna visit florence so bad.
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Lorenzo il Magnifico, Filippo and Filippino Lippi, Giuliano da Sangallo, Andrea della Robbia, Donatello and Michelozzo...