Rich families were battling each other to build the tallest tower; turns out even grown adults act like overtired two-year-olds when it comes to having the biggest one.
Obviously they said a rich family had a 2 year old that wouldn't stop crying so they made towers really high to get away from the noise because they themselves are babies.
Holy shit I've been in that tower and I didn't even know. TBF, we showed up in August, and apparently 95% of the town just shuts down for vacation. Still managed to find some mind-blowing tortellini.
Is there meant to be a link to a source, here? I’d really like to read about this. Wikipedia article linked by another comment does not mention any more towers besides the two that continue to exist today.
It's a black and white picture of a miniature model of the city, so yes, fake. I don't think we actually have any pictures of the skyline, so it's mostly guesswork.
Yeah, what I expected happened was that the b/w pic was from the early days of photography (1850's) and that the most of the towers were ruined during The World Wars.
Though reading on the topic of the towers, it sounds like the populations of towers has declined much more gradually since the 13th century ish. Says to me the vast majority should have been knocked down by the time photography emerged.
Probably means the photo is fake or (as another commenter suggested) is a photo of a clay model of how the towers were described.
I have AI as much as the next guy, but this is a drawing from 1929 by an artist named Angelo Finelli. The caption translates to: "Bologna at the time Dante stayed there"
Edit, Dammit! Hate, not have. I hate AI. Friggin' V is no where near the T. What the hell.
Except that your statement becomes incrementally more false every day.
Sure, it’s still mostly true. Likely in the 80% range, at most. But give it another year or two of additional AI improvements, and it won’t be anymore.
Hell, even now I’ve had to start filtering videos more on the content’s behaviour - whether it is realistic or not - than any AI oopsies like sudden changes in the background.
I think someone said it's a picture of a model city made to represent what it looked like. Not sure how true that is or if it's AI. The buildings look cartoonish though so I'm inclined to believe it's really a model city.
In my eyes, it's clearly a clay (or similar material) model of a city. Some of the towers taper through the middle as if they'd been sqished into shape by hand, windows and other features don't maintain a constant shape/size when in rows, and in the modern day image you can make out individual bricks in the tower while in the b/w one everything is completely smooth.
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Because context is fun
Rich family were batteling themselves to have the highest tour because after a 2 years old without enough sleep the biggest baby are the richs
Say what now?
Rich families were battling each other to build the tallest tower; turns out even grown adults act like overtired two-year-olds when it comes to having the biggest one.
Obviously they said a rich family had a 2 year old that wouldn't stop crying so they made towers really high to get away from the noise because they themselves are babies.
Thank you!
Did you have a stroke when writing this? Am I having one reading it?
Sounds like the US president on 9/11 after hearing the towers fell so his hotel moved up the list.
Such a classy man.
Just imagine how rock hard their collective calves and hamstrings must have been during that time
That's their servants' calves you're thinking of.
Holy shit I've been in that tower and I didn't even know. TBF, we showed up in August, and apparently 95% of the town just shuts down for vacation. Still managed to find some mind-blowing tortellini.
Europe holidays in August. This should be converted to common knowledge and spread all around the world
It absolutely does not lol, most employers in most countries let you choose when to take your vacations.
Tell me you don't have kids without telling me you don't have kids.
Same in my city, august the city is closed lol
Why, though?
Jumps for Assassins Creed
Dick-measuring contest between rich families. Literally.
Amazing
Looks like these are winners then. A whole society fighting to be remembered and there was actually a winner. Wild.
Rich people
Similiar reasons like with the Fingers in New York.
Probably to get closer to God, or some happy horseshit.
Is there meant to be a link to a source, here? I’d really like to read about this. Wikipedia article linked by another comment does not mention any more towers besides the two that continue to exist today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towers_of_Bologna#Number_and_ownership
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towers_of_Bologna
That's almost a deci kilometer!
Holy cursed unit Batman!...
The one you're looking for is called a hectometer
The word you are looking for is a "hectometre".
That tower would be:
Wikipedia List of Metric Prefixes
So, a deca decikilometer?
They don't even know.
that seems like a lot of "lessons learned"
The leaning tower of Pisa was cute. Those two are really menacing.
That black and white picture looks fake as fuck hahahah
12th century cameras weren't very good. Too many pixels, Terrible noise reduction and lousy tonal gradation due to compression.
They also tended to distort perspective for some reason.
It's a black and white picture of a miniature model of the city, so yes, fake. I don't think we actually have any pictures of the skyline, so it's mostly guesswork.
Makes sense, thanks
It's probably an artist of the day's rendering
I was gonna say how it actually looks kind of like early b&w photography. It do be lookin like a claymation model tho.
Tbh I think it's a really good piece of art
They didn’t have color films in 12th century.
Yeah, what I expected happened was that the b/w pic was from the early days of photography (1850's) and that the most of the towers were ruined during The World Wars.
Though reading on the topic of the towers, it sounds like the populations of towers has declined much more gradually since the 13th century ish. Says to me the vast majority should have been knocked down by the time photography emerged.
Probably means the photo is fake or (as another commenter suggested) is a photo of a clay model of how the towers were described.
Its a drawing.
It's probably all the blemishes on the photo or film
I thought those were towers to provide air conditioning
You're thinking Persia.
Possibly
Poor Garisenda family. Too poor to build a straight tower. Get richer, noobs.
Is this picture of the same area? I cant find the towers that are still standing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Towers,_Bologna
Both towers are in OP's picture. One is just a bit shorter.
Oh, that's Bologna!
Image is AI. There were no photos in medieval ffs
I have AI as much as the next guy, but this is a drawing from 1929 by an artist named Angelo Finelli. The caption translates to: "Bologna at the time Dante stayed there"
Edit, Dammit! Hate, not have. I hate AI. Friggin' V is no where near the T. What the hell.
I actually love this style. It's so otherworldly. Fine work, Finelli.
Not everything you cant immediately explain is AI.
Except that your statement becomes incrementally more false every day.
Sure, it’s still mostly true. Likely in the 80% range, at most. But give it another year or two of additional AI improvements, and it won’t be anymore.
Hell, even now I’ve had to start filtering videos more on the content’s behaviour - whether it is realistic or not - than any AI oopsies like sudden changes in the background.
Sounds like there will always be things you don't immediately understand and falsely attribute to AI.
You’re holding a mirror up and seeing your own reflection, there.
I work in the IT industry. I am embedded into this bullshit quite deeply. I know what to look for and can see just how pervasive it’s getting.
You thought a picture of a model was an AI interpretation of a photo from the middle ages.
So I doubt that whole-heartedly.
I can believe its amped your paranoia though.
What TF are you smoking? I never said anything of the kind.
Next time, compare the usernames of the commenters instead of making wild, unsupported accusations.
Oh yeah you did jump in there didnt you, good point.
Well anyway, the overall point stands.
I can't tell if dropped a /s or you actually think it's meant to be passed off as a real medieval picture 😅
I think someone said it's a picture of a model city made to represent what it looked like. Not sure how true that is or if it's AI. The buildings look cartoonish though so I'm inclined to believe it's really a model city.
In my eyes, it's clearly a clay (or similar material) model of a city. Some of the towers taper through the middle as if they'd been sqished into shape by hand, windows and other features don't maintain a constant shape/size when in rows, and in the modern day image you can make out individual bricks in the tower while in the b/w one everything is completely smooth.
To my old-ass eyes I thought it was an old picture of a painting... Looking closer I could totally see it being an old picture of a model too.
Without source it's safe to assume it's AI until proven otherwise