Always had a passion for archaeology, but never had the chance to study it?
Step aside Indiana Jones, as Google has now started their open heritage project!
WOW!
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/openheritage
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Preserving our shared heritage
Unlocking the world’s iconic sites with 3D modeling
John Ristevski, Chairman and CEO of CyArk, on how people are digitally preserving the wonders of the world
What is preservation?
The world’s cultural heritage faces many threats, but it can be protected
Watch how people around the world are preserving our shared history
Digitizing iconic monuments
Amazing places that have been damaged by war and modern development
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Capturing the Tomb of Tu Duc and Complex of Huế Monuments
The eternal resting place of the emperor which was damaged during the Vietnam War
EXPLORE
Fly into the Tomb of Tu Duc in 3D and see it from the inside
Fun fact: on the stele, Tu Duc wrote a 5,000 character epitaph about mistakes he made in his reign
On the frontlines against cultural destruction in Syria
Khan As’ad Pasha
An iconic Ottoman trading site
Syria’s Khan As’ad Pasha in 3D
Bimaristan of Nur al-Din
12th-century site of Islamic medicine
A virtual stroll through Bimaristan of Nur al-Din in 3D
Al Azem Palace
Top Damascene architecture
Ananias Chapel
Christian church in the heart of Damascus
Take a virtual pew in The Chapel of Saint Ananias
Hammam Nur al-Din
The 12th-century Syrian bathhouse
Explore the Hammam Nur al-Din as if you were there
Madrasa al Jaqmaqiya
An early Islamic school
The Madrasa al Jaqmaqiya in 3D
Sacred sites at risk
3D modeling temples, churches and religious sites around the world
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
One of Mexico’s most famous sites
The Cathedral’s Altar of the Kings in 3D
Temple of Apollo Portara
The Greek site at risk from tourism
See the unfinished temple like never before
Church of St. Sophia
On the shores of Lake Ohrid
Fly inside the Church of St. Sophia in 3D
Lukang Longshan Temple
12th-century Buddhist sanctuary
The roofs of Lukang Longshan in 3D
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Capturing a 5,000-year-old ceremonial center
Discover the temples of Bagan
See first-hand how digital conservation is helping to preserve the city’s earthquake-damaged temples
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Discover the temples of Bagan
The ancient city once home to 10,000 temples
EXPLORE
Bagan’s Eim ya kyaung Temple in 3D
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
The 2016 Earthquake
The story of rapid-response preservation
PRESERVATION IN ACTION
Workers climb the Bamboo scaffolding built around the damaged temples in Bagan, Myanmar.
Statues, sculptures, and amazing artifacts
Beautiful objects you can pick up, turn around and explore in 3D
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Meeting place of Māori chiefs and the British Crown
A 3D model of the Ngātokimatawhaorua war canoe
Chavín de Huántar
A Pre-Inca religious center
A carved stele of the supernatural being Lanzón
Templo Mayor
An Aztec temple in Mexico City
A stone Chacmool figure in 3D
Jaulian, Pakistan
A Buddhist monastery on the Silk Road
A 3D model of Jaulian
Caves, cliffs, and rock art
Going underground in 3D models of these hidden spaces
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Digitizing the rock art sites of Somaliland
Preserving the oldest rock art in Africa for future generations
