The mausoleum at 12:10. Maria Giulio Colonna, Duchess of Atri. She was the mistress of King Joseph I Bonaparte of Spain. She had two illegitimate children with him.
I have a feeling the glass coffin contains the young girl in the picture on the altar in the back, especially considering all the offerings of lights and decorations on the coffin, which I can see a parent's never ending love bringing faithfully
Yes, I think you are correct. Maybe the family picked the glass coffin out of some romantic idea of losing a young person and not being ready to say goodbye.
Most likely a widow. In that time, preserving and keeping the body was important. So, a widow most likely sat in the crypt from time to time (probably Sunday and holidays) to “visit”. Not uncommon.
One possibility is that they're considered a candidate for sainthood. Apparently one of the "miraculous" signs of sainthood accepted by the Roman Catholic Church (and also Eastern Orthodox sects) are mortal remains that are "incorrupt", or in a remarkable state of preservation without embalming.
You can taste death as well as smell it. Do you have Vicks Vapor Rub or a methol product to put under your nose. It helps get rid of lingering smell. My uncle was a ME (medical examiner, coroner). I have been seeing the dead in all manner of decomp since I was at least 5 years old. Not for the faint of heart. Breathing in that is not good for you my friend. Take Good Care!
I’ve never seen so many mausoleums. And a lot of wealthy families too. Look after that hayfever good sir. Maybe wear a mask along with Vicks Vapor rub to help deter smells. And be extra careful of the mould spores which are not good for allergies. Enjoyed the video till you mentioned the smell and taste of death. And those mausoleums are sooo old. They are beautiful. The bird song is gorgeous. Shame about the mozzies too. Please take care of yourself when roaming these graveyards. God bless.
This cemetery is astounding. It seems that you have "streets and neighborhoods" that are clean and well maintained, and turn the corner and you are in the slums. Be safe.
There's a local mausoleum near me that I like to visit. It's very modern. long halls with electric lighting, carpet, lots of places to sit. I've found a small area that will just reek of death now and then. The staff do what they can to try to keep it from happening but ...well...the walls are literally full of dead bodies. I guess places like this will smell at times. Strange with such seemingly old interments, though. You'd think the purification for many of them would be long gone. Maybe not all of them are so old. Absolutely agree about how it sticks to the roof of your mouth. There's no mistaking it when you smell it, either. Thank you for sharing!
Wow, I've never seen anything like this! Thank you for sharing. I have to say, the bust next to the glass coffin scared me more than the glass coffin! Lol. Hope you get well soon!
Hi Dan, This Cemetery is really cool. Please be safe. The Mob is not something you want to mess with at all, Keep these videos coming. Jean Crosby Nashville TN USA
I'm a forensic pathologist (retired!). If we entered an area, of which we knew there were a lot of dead bodies, as in cemeteries like these, we had little (kinda) gasmasks on! You should buy one! It is very bad for your health, breathing in that air! Those flies and muscito's...for me is a sign that there is still decomposing going on!!
@@deusvult2559 He puts the mask on because of decomposing bodies. The mosquitoes are a sign of it… Geez how dumb do you have to be to not understand that?
0:21 bless you, lol The open crypt around 19 minutes in had water in it, likely the breeding ground for the mosquitos. The scent of death is caused by two sulphur based compounds, cadaverine, and putrescine. I've found that the scent of coffee (another sulphur based cent) is a good smell to clear bad smells out of the sinuses. Burt's bees lip balm with menthol to the upper lip is another good way to get a bad scent out of the sinuses.
Cadaverine, where we get cadaver from. That’s interesting, thank you. I think pathologists/crime scene investigators put Vicks under their noses, or I may have watched too many crime shows
@@myriadhues457 Cadaverine & putrescine huh? How appropriately named those 2 sulphur based compounds are huh? Lovely nomenclature! Ergh! Yes, I remember the scene of which you speak, in the 'Silence of the lambs' movie. I always wondered what that stuff was they dabbed just under their noses in the autopsy scene. Vicks vapor rub makes a whole lotta sense with its strong, aromatic camphor & menthol smell. Ideal for masking the stench of decaying human remains.
@@WitchyBlueMoonlight I'm taking a guess here. Maybe the highly concentrated stink, which is held within each coffin, slowly exits through small openings & cracks that develop over time. Maybe it permeates the inner walls of each mauseleum. I guess it may take a century or more for this process to complete. Maybe some coffins aren't sealed as well as others. With so many remains in the one area, the sum total of a tiny smell from each just adds up. I also heard somewhere that the human nose is very sensitive to even low levels of this putriscene & cadaverine. That's my guess anyway.
This cemetery is sure interesting, it is so higglety-pigglety, no plan for the layout of the place it seems, just random, but fascinating, thanks for this !
Niente e casuale nei cimiteri italiani è sempre tutto catalogato controllato e conteggiato,vi appare confuso perché non siete abituati a questo genere di cimiteri
Interessanti tuoi video, complimenti Veramente la foto post mortem è difficile di trovare in Italia. Sei stato fortunato a trovare un sepolcro con la foto post mortem, fotografie comparse sempre nell' epoca vittoriana come la bara di vetro, brevettata nel 1899, è una delle bare di sicurezza (salvo i santificati, eroi, monaci, ecc) di epoca vittoriana quando è nata la paura di essere sepolto da vivo....nel caso in cui la persona non fosse morta, il vetro poteva essere rotto e faceva entrare dell’aria, nella speranza che qualcuno sentisse il baccano dal di fuori… poi c'è la bara di Fisk cosiddetto sarcofago ad atmosfera controllato ma in Europa non è stata nemmeno una rinvenuta
Wow. That makes sense about the glass. They would also attach a string to a bell which was placed so if they were buried alive they could pull the string which would alert people by the ringing of the bell. Creepy to think about but also quite interesting.
Wow, you are spot on with your commentary! The glass coffin had a priest? I saw the white collar and I could only think it was a religious person. The wires I thought were for an alarm system are lights?? The voltage must be low, as the connector block was exposed to the weather, which would be bad for regular house current. I will never get used to having lights in a graveyard or mausoleum. They are just too inappropriate for such use. But you see it more and more often. I have never been in a place with so many burials and interments! I can smell the death smell you speak of, and I am glad for you, that it isn't the smell of burnt bodies. For me, the smell of burnt or burning bodies is the worst! Well, it was a good video! Thanks for doing this place! I would of had a hard time believing this if you were just talking about it!
Normalmente quell' odore che si sente e dovuto al marcire dei fiori e dell' acqua stagnante dei loro contenitori.non e possibile percepire la odore della decomposizione umana! Le bare sono sigillate se poste nei muri altrimenti sotto tre metri di terra e sempre e comunque sigillate per cui mi sembra impossibile!!!!!
Just as he was showing us the glass coffin, the video switched to an advertisement, which start off saying, "How do you like your steak." Showing a piece of steak on a wooden cutting board. Now that's what I call good timing!
On my mom's side of the family, my great grandfather was born in Milano, Italy. When his first child, a daughter, died after contracting tetanus from a dental procedure at age 15 years, he was devastated. He apparently put her in an airtight glass coffin and kept her at home for more than a week. She is underground now so I never saw it first hand. I wonder if it is a cultural thing for Italians to do? Interesting! ❤
There is an Indonesian culture that lives with their dead and care for them . They could be in their home for years until they save for a bit funeral. Then once a year they dig them up again to change their clothes and stuff
Assolutamente no non è una pratica italiana tenere i morti in casa , chissà xchè lui ha avuto il bisogno di farlo forse xchè non accettava la morte della figlia ed a quei tempi le autorità non erano così severe e la sanità non svolgeva il suo ruolo a dovere.comunque assolutamente no ,nessuno terrebbe un morto in casa!!!!
@@Sunnybrook69 i'm Italian living in Rome. Nope... It was used in the past the glass coffin, especially in Usa and England. We don't use open casket for the funeral, and our coffins are always totally closed. You can see the deceased before the funeral, in the house or in the hospital, before they close the coffin for the funeral.
The glass coffins seen often in Naples cemeteries were often used in combination with different preservation methods, such as mummification. The mummification process involved treating the body with chemicals and wrapping it in fabric to prevent decay. The glass coffin provided an additional layer of protection, helping to maintain the body’s appearance and prevent it from decomposing. Maybe they found wood coffins problematic for some mausoleums? The people in the area believed it slowed decay. Maybe if a person was a priest, a local politician of importance - maybe that too is why they were encased in a glass-sided coffin.
Hard to say, but still, it remains to be seen. (sorry, couldn't resist that joke. But I'm a very morbid person anyway.) Jokes aside, that really IS a beautiful cemetery. Maybe it's because my father died when I was still a baby, but I've always had a fascination with graveyards and cemeteries. Especially those with "raised" headstones. I think it made those who raised me kinda worried, but it's not like I ever did anything evil, or even disrespectful..... I just feel peaceful in those places.
It’s a stunningly beautiful place to wander and explore. ……but it’s eerily similar to a Labyrinth. Almost like a symbol of purgatory. Will you go up or down, left or right ~ which path will you choose? Hauntingly mysterious but beautiful and peaceful. Thank you for letting us experience this with you.
So big! So interesting! Each country takes care of their dead a little differently. That’s a hell of a lot of dead people Dan! Looking forward to #8 😎✌🏼
From what I can find out, glass coffins started to pop up in 1859, and were a sales item by the 1920s. Earlier, in the 1850s, glass windows were used to detect breath condensation in case someone was buried alive. So it all long predates the popular Disney film of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was released in 1937. The original story of Snow White was written by the Brothers Grimm, December 20, 1812. In that story, she was placed in glass coffin. The idea of glass coffins have been for at least over 200 years. Glass coffins are rarely used today.
I wonder why some of the mausoleums are so well-kept, but others are in ruins. Is the upkeep the families' responsibility or the city's? And can you imagine how BEYOND spooky this place must be at night??
Respectfully: Why a glass coffin? I'm very, very impressed by the cemetery! Beautiful and....very interesting! So no one is 'alone' there...(if this make sense)❤
Das ist ja ein ganzes Dorf als Friedhof mit Häusern, hier in Deutschland gibt es zwar auch Mausoleum aber die meisten werden Erdbestattung machen. Oder neuerdings sehr viele Feuerbestattungen da geht hier der Trent zu hin. Auch sehr beliebt sind Wälder wo unter Bäumen bestattet wird.
The memorials are astounding! I've never seen anything so magnificent that isn't some ancient tomb. They really care about their deceased. Too bad so much has fallen into ruin.
It also radiates peace and tranquility as most cemeteries do also you could be right about the chair in the mausoleum there could have been someone watching you as all cemeteries have guardian spirits and elemental guardians too
The man in the glass coffin was probably a priest who was up for sainthood. They buried him in a glass coffin so they could easily observe his body. The lack of decay is supposed to symbolize uncorrupted flesh. It is usually the first miracle the Vatican considers. I think that a person needs three miracles associated with their life to be considered for sainthood. There is more to the process. I don't know of anyone who was declared a saint before their death. I think that there has to be a vote, and people sign petitions to solicit the pope. I am not sure about this, but I have learned about it in my life at some point.
Hey Dan. Wow. With the building falling like that. That's a shame. OSHA. Our safety inspection place here in the states would have failed that cemetery in a heartbeat. Plus another incorrupt body. How amazing. I bet you are close to Rome. Rome is a spiritual area. You really outdid yourself. You are an amazing dude. I love watching you. Keep making me and America and around the world with your videos buddy. You're doing a great job. Your videos keeps getting better and better every time.
I wonder what OSHA thinks about all those Mausoleums in the US that are in a state of decay. Where coffins and human remains are scattered all around. And all that about a hundred meters from busy streets.
Incredible! I'm going to have to watch this quite a few times to take it all in. Unlike anything I've seen, and to check out the previous vids you made.
Its just fascinating, to see all the wealth, and expense it took to build these tombs for people nobody remembers or cares about any longer. And to think all of it, is absolutely useless. Serves no practical purpose, but look at the effort we humans put into these useless things, monuments. Obviously their purpose is more complex than that, and you could argue that their purpose was to console the loved ones of the person who died, and in a way to soothe those who are still alive.
I often think this, we have some expensive and exquisite gravestones/mausoleums in my home town. Huge expense, and at one time you’d imagine they were tended and regularly visited, but now no one knows, visits or cares.
Very interesting Dan. Hopefully no one offers you a choice you can't refuse. 😅 Be careful 😊 Also then I enjoyed the artificial turf in front of the Tomb.😅
Very interesting cemetery, lots of tombs to explore. In Italy they tend to place the body in a zinc liner which is hermetically sealed, then placed in a timber coffin. This preserves the body to a certain point but mostly prevents odours and bodily fluids from leaking out! The glass coffin is unusual, it could have been someone very holy, like a priest or monk who is revered.
Ive never been to a cemetery that had a scent of death present,and ive only smelled it once in my life but thats enough to not forget it. I wonder if that is a health problem,breathing that miasma in those type cemeteries? Ive never seen one so condensed and packed with terraces of tombs.
Exactly why I want to be cremated by watching video’s like this and when people find forgotten cemetery’s or neglected cemetery’s or the grave is so old that the headstone fell or there is actual hole’s in the grass around it from animal’s and you can practically see inside the grave or there are no more family member’s left at all. Watching these videos really made my eyes open to what could eventually happen in 100 year’s or so so BURN ME I WON’T FEEL IT‼️
What a fantastic necropolis! The empty one had family that moved them to a better resting place perhaps. Sad to see so much neglect, I think of dissolute old families that have nobody left to look after them. Time erases everything.
Why would anyone want their relatives buried in glass coffins and watch them decompose? There must be lots of Italian children scarred for life after being taken to see grandparents rotting in their grave.
Don’t think I’ve seen the lights before, and all those steps and turns. I have no sense of direction, I’d be lost in minutes. As for the smell, perhaps when they visit, they go home and say ‘I went to smell Grandma today’😬
Some of those mosoleums may be empty because the families can't afford the upkeep. Or there may be no more living relatives left who can pay for it. So the dead may have been "evicted" and put into pauper's graves. My friend used to run a cemetery in my area St. Louis Mo. Bob told me many sad stories about the people he barried.
I still find it incredibly sobering all the people who are interred there. Hundreds? Thousands? That bothers me the most I think... beautiful areas, some not so much. Thank you!!!❤
Disappointingly you couldn’t see anything that looks like a face or even a skull. Leave this hellhole - it’s not even interesting with all the stinking rotting bodies. ☹️😣😖
Im surprised that they have just metal gates and glass windows where you can see right into the crypt. Here in Australia, the doors must be solid and any glass must be completely black. The law here is that No one should be able to look inside another familys Vault.
