Notre-Dame’s Getting a Digital Twin That’s Accurate Down to the Inch

Notre-Dame’s Getting a Digital Twin That’s Accurate Down to the Inch

Notre-Dame Is Getting a Digital Twin That Is Accurate Down to the Inch Photo: Ali Sabbagh via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 On December 7, 2024, Notre-Dame finally reopened its doors, nearly six years after a devastating fire tore through the iconic gothic cathedral. During that time, more than 2,000 craftspeople, including architects, carpenters, and artisans, dedicated themselves to restoring the 862-year-old structure, returning it to its former…

Microsoft Is Building a Hyper-Precise Digital Twin of Notre Dame Cathedral - Construction Forum

From Design Boom: Teaming up with Iconem and France’s Ministry of Culture, Microsoft has just announced that it will be creating a digital twin of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. The initiative builds on Microsoft’s ongoing engagement with advanced technologies in convergence with cultural heritage, and will make use of drones, lasers, and photographic imaging combined with AI algorithms to produce a hyper-precise virtual replica. The model of the 862…