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00:00 There's a reaction that your body doesn't expect, but that can happen if you visit an art museum or an art exhibition.
00:05 It's the Stendhal syndrome.
00:08 For those who don't know, it's this guy.
00:09 He's a French writer from the 1800s who wrote this book.
00:13 You know who he is?
00:14 He happens to visit the Basilica of Santa Cruz in Florence in 1817.
00:18 And while he's looking at this fresco, he has huge vertigo.
00:22 He feels a bit carried away by the beauty of the artworks in the basilica.
00:25 Since this episode, this syndrome has been named.
00:28 It's a set of psychosomatic disorders such as hallucinations, suffocations,
00:32 an acceleration of the heart rate, but also vertigo.
00:35 It happens to some travelers when they discover a work of art that has a particular meaning for them.
00:40 Even if it may seem scary, it's temporary and it's without any danger.
00:44 But don't take it lightly either.
00:46 In 2008, nearly 200 Italian tourists experienced similar sensations when they visited the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
00:53 And in 2009, an American tourist even ended up in the hospital after visiting the Cathedral of Florence.