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A Scottish church that featured in a bestseller novel has been captured in 3D using cutting-edge technology.
A 3D image of Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel, a building dating back to the 1400s, gained international fame from Dan Brown’s book, the Da Vinci Code.
A team from Historic Scotland and Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art scanned the building using three 3D terrestrial laser scanners. Each scanner is capable of capturing 50,000 dimension points per second.
Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Cultural and External Affairs said: “This leading edge technology will help digitally preserve Scotland’s heritage for generations to come.”
“The amount of detail in the digital images of Rosslyn Chapel is truly astonishing. This technology has already been used to give us exceptionally accurate 3D visual documentation and is currently being used at Stirling Castle.”
” The technology provides a lasting, digital record of the country’s most important buildings. It also offers a new method for researching and conserving Scotland’s built environment.’
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I would be interested in knowing if there are any plans to release this model into the public domain.