Stunning New 3D Reconstruction of the Parthenon Reveals Its True Glow

Stunning 3D Representation of the Parthenon by the University of Oxford - Helleniscope

source – newsbreak.gr Oxford University archaeology professor Juan de Lara has created a highly impressive three-dimensional digital representation of the Parthenon as it was in 432 BC , when it was built in honor of the goddess Athena, patroness of the city of Athens, combining cutting-edge technology with astronomy and authentic techniques of that era. As he stated, to complete this specific project, which presents the Parthenon in its prime ,…

The Parthenon is one of the most impressive vestiges of Greek hegemony during antiquity. A researcher from Oxford University has applied in recent months to reproduce the interior of the famous monument, as precisely as possible, offering a result...

Stunning new 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon reveals its true glow

A stunning new 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon has revealed the temple’s original atmosphere wasn’t sunlit and open—but shadowy, sacred, and deliberately theatrical, according to smithsonianmag.com. Juan de Lara, an archaeologist at Oxford University, used advanced modeling and physical simulations to recreate how light once moved through the fifth-century B.C.E. temple. His findings, published in the Annual of the British School at Athens, o…