🇻🇦St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican Got its First 3D Replica
More than 50,000 people visit the 400-year-old St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican daily. It's one of the most essential Christian cathedrals in the world, with works by Michelangelo, Raphael, and other grand artists.
Soon, there will be even more visitors—the monument now has an AI-powered twin, which makes virtual tours accessible to everyone.
📸 More Accurate Than Any Memory
Microsoft AI together with the French startup Iconem, which specializes in 3D-digitization of cultural heritage objects, are implementing the project.
Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs taken with drones, cameras, and lasers over four weeks, the developers have created the cathedral's ultra-precise 3D replica. It contains 22 petabytes of data—enough to fill 5 million DVDs.
The basilica's digital twin is incredibly accurate, containing details invisible to the naked eye. The images helped identify structural damage and signs of deterioration, both in the facade and interiors, such as missing mosaic pieces, cracks, and fissures. This will come in handy during restoration works.
👀 Try It Yourself
On the cathedral's website, you can already go on virtual tours about the life of St. Peter and the basilica’s history, or virtually wander around any part of the site (Language - English).
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More than 50,000 people visit the 400-year-old St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican daily. It's one of the most essential Christian cathedrals in the world, with works by Michelangelo, Raphael, and other grand artists.
Soon, there will be even more visitors—the monument now has an AI-powered twin, which makes virtual tours accessible to everyone.
📸 More Accurate Than Any Memory
Microsoft AI together with the French startup Iconem, which specializes in 3D-digitization of cultural heritage objects, are implementing the project.
Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs taken with drones, cameras, and lasers over four weeks, the developers have created the cathedral's ultra-precise 3D replica. It contains 22 petabytes of data—enough to fill 5 million DVDs.
“It is literally one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated projects of its kind that has ever been pursued,” says Microsoft president Brad Smith.
The basilica's digital twin is incredibly accurate, containing details invisible to the naked eye. The images helped identify structural damage and signs of deterioration, both in the facade and interiors, such as missing mosaic pieces, cracks, and fissures. This will come in handy during restoration works.
👀 Try It Yourself
On the cathedral's website, you can already go on virtual tours about the life of St. Peter and the basilica’s history, or virtually wander around any part of the site (Language - English).
More on the topic:
➡️ Pope's AI advisor
➡️ Call Dali! He will surely respond to you with the help of AI!
#news #art @hiaimediaen