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SCIENTIFIC 3D-RECONSTRUCTION OF CLASSICAL MONUMENTS AND THE CONTEMPORARY NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE: THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERACTION

D. Karelin, D. Shvidkovsky

Abstract

The aim of this article is to demonstrate the significance and theoretical aspects of 3D-reconstructions of badly preserved ancient architectural masterpieces for architectural theory and modern architectural practice. The contemporary interpretation of classical architecture is mainly based on the foundation which was created by architects and art historians in the XVIII-XIX centuries. The archaeological discoveries in the first half of the XX century were also important for neoclassic architecture. However modern architectural history is rested on the progress of archaeology which gives new information about badly preserved antique architectural masterpieces. 3D-reconstructions of such monuments based on the modern computer technologies have to increase our conception of ancient architecture and discover the new stratum of Greek and Roman architectural monuments both for architects and for the general public. In the Moscow Institute of Architecture the creation of such reconstructions is a part of educational process and scientific research. The article is accompanied by the author's reconstructions and also with several examples of 3D-reconstructions made by foreign scholars.

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