Medieval building partially collapses in Rome [8:53]

YouTube ^ | November 3, 2025 | CBS News

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The historic Torre dei Conti in Rome, Italy, partially collapsed twice on Monday during renovations, trapping at least one worker in the rubble and critically injuring another. These videos show the moment of the second collapse and its aftermath. 

Medieval building partially collapses in Rome | 8:53 
CBS News | 6.82M subscribers | 46,740 views | November 3, 2025

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; italy; middleages; rome; shoddyconstruction; torredeiconti

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the GP link.

[BipolarBob]

I think that was a support beam they jackhammered instead of an ornamental one.

[Dr. Franklin]

I think that was a support beam they jackhammered instead of an ornamental one.

More likely an arch collapsed. I've been in old buildings where they add steel to support a vault, or if it can't be safely reinforced, they just add more masonry under the arch as a buttress. The latter is as pretty as the original, but safer. Someone miscalculated the state of the architecture.

[Larry Lucido]

[Dr. Franklin]

The latter is not as pretty as the original, but safer.

[Beowulf9]

From the comments underneath the video:

“At least three workers were pulled from the rubble, one with a severe head injury. A fourth worker, critically injured, passed away after being rescued 11 hours after the collapse. RIP, Octay Stroici”.

They say Medieval but I wish they’d say what year.

[SunkenCiv]

The original structure was built in the 9th c out of a structure built during the Roman Empire. There were other building phases. The first earthquake damage that caused it to be yellow-taped (as it were) was in the 14th c. It was restored a few hundred years later, then damaged and repaired at least once more in the 17th c. I was used quite a bit during the 20th and early 21st century.

thank you wiki-wacky:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_dei_Conti

[Beowulf9]

Thank you. Wow. 9th century, I was thing in the low teens. It’s old.

Well, its a shame and it’s a shame a guy died. i read one person said he was six months from retirement.

[Paal Gulli]

"The original structure was built in the 9th c...."

Late enough that the Romans had lost the secret of pozzolana concrete.

[SunkenCiv]

That is too bad.

[SunkenCiv]

Plus, before it fell down, it was architecturally incorrect.

https://y.yarn.co/bb8fe5e4-5918-42eb-ace7-618e83b12133.mp4