Rosslyn Chapel, well known from the Da Vinci Code, has been photographed in detail by means of innovative digital technology. A team consisting of staff from Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art recorded Rosslyn Chapel with special 3D laser scanners.
The images generated in this project record details of the building accurate to the millimeter. The Chapel dates back to the 15th century.
Historic Scotland worked together with the digital design studio of the Glasgow School of Art, to take the photographs over three days. A complete survey with traditional measurement methods would have taken roughly up to a year.
The information from the scans has provided a precise illustration of the chapel’s condition and has been of importance for the conservation which has already begun. The Scottish Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said that this leading-edge technology would go towards preserving Scotland’s heritage for future generations.
The director of Rosslyn Chapel, Colin Glynn Percy, said that it would be a facinating exercise which has real practical benefits in being able to record minute details for posterity as well as assist the conservation of Rosslyn Chapel for future generations to enjoy.
Other World Heritage Sites, which are surveyed in Scotland, include the Antonine Wall, the heart of Neolithic Orkney and the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh.
Seona Reid, director of the Glasgow School of Art, said that the work would be truly world-leading and clearly would show how developing new technologies can help better understand and appreciate great works of the past.
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Source: BBC News