Temple of Bel - 3D Tourist Photo Reconstruction
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| Description | Screenshot showing central temple |
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| Description | This large pointcloud shows the central temple with appended inscriptions, 100 million points sampled from large mesh. This file can be previewed in browser at https://pointcloud.ucsd.edu/Palmyra_Temple_of_Bel.html. VR viewing currently supported through Firefox browser WebVR and Oculus Rift. |
| Technical Details | Created with 900+ tourist photos, processed with Reality Capture and Agisoft MetaShape Pro 1.61 |
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| Description | This version features an optimized file size, and includes the main gatehouse and northwestern interior walls. This file can be previewed in browser at https://pointcloud.ucsd.edu/Palmyra_Temple_of_Bel.html. VR viewing currently supported through Firefox browser WebVR and Oculus Rift. |
| Technical Details | Created with 900+ tourist photos, processed with Reality Capture and Agisoft MetaShape Pro 1.61 |
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Flythrough Video
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| Description | Showing the full extents of the model |
| Technical Details | Rendered with Potree web viewer |
Highest Resolution Rendering
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| Description | High Resolution Rendering, showing detailed reliefs, frescoes, and inscriptions |
| Technical Details | Rendered with Potree web viewer |
Virtual Reality
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| Description | Showing the temples as viewed in VR, scaled 1:1 to the user. This file can be previewed in browser at https://pointcloud.ucsd.edu/Palmyra_Temple_of_Bel.html. VR viewing currently supported through Firefox browser WebVR and Oculus Rift. |
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- Cite This Work
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McAvoy, Scott (2020). Temple of Bel - 3D Tourist Photo Reconstruction. In Digital Media Lab. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0SQ8XX4
- Description
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The Temple of Bel stood for 2000 years in Palmyra, Syria until its destruction by ISIS in late 2015. It featured many well preserved sculptures and paintings. This reconstruction uses over 900 publicly available tourist images taken between 2006 and 2014.
- Creation Date
- 2020-01-02
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Author
- Geographics
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- Cartographics
Point: 34.547623, 38.274068
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- Language
- English
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Identifier: Scott McAvoy: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-7025
- Related Resource
- View 3D object (post-processed point cloud) in browser, at pointcloud.ucsd.edu: https://pointcloud.ucsd.edu/Palmyra_Temple_of_Bel.html
- View and download photos of Palmyra, at flickr.com: https://www.flickr.com/photos/newpalmyra/
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
- Rights Holder
- UC Regents
- Copyright
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Under copyright (US)
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
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Research Data Curation Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/rdcp)
- Last Modified
2023-06-06