Digitising the mighty Taj Mahal

作者：阿米特·库马尔（Amit Kumar），2016年6月

泰姬陵（Taj Mahal）是宫殿王冠的阿拉伯语，是印度城市阿格拉（Agra）Yamuna河南岸的象牙白人大理石陵墓。莫卧儿皇帝沙阿·贾汉（Shah Jahan）于1632年委托（1628–1658），以容纳他最喜欢的妻子穆姆塔兹·玛哈尔（Mumtaz Mahal）的坟墓，这座墓是一个占地42英亩的综合体的核心。该综合大楼包括清真寺，旅馆和正式花园，所有的都是脑墙。

Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, a value nowadays around 52.8 billion rupees. The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.

保存国宝

2015年4月，一场7.8级地震将尼泊尔夷为平地，摧毁了数百万的生命。除了影响800万人之外，自然灾害还严重震撼并摧毁了加德满都谷的建筑宝藏。

这场毁灭性的破坏使全世界的考古学家感到担忧。在加德满都以南仅500英里处的印度联合国教科文组织世界遗产之一 - 泰姬陵。

Observing the extent of the ravage and the magnitude of this earthquake, Professor Krupali Krusche, an architecture professor at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, decided to measure the injury the earthquake may have caused to the treasure, if any. This project would also forever digitally preserve the Taj Mahal should the unthinkable occur in the future.

“3D blue prints allow us to understand how ancient structures were built and the techniques used to construct them,” said Krusche. “So, in the event of a natural or man-made damage, they could be restored to their original state.”

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故事：数字化强大的泰姬陵
第1章：保存国宝
第2章：A scanning partnership
第3章：Simplified scanning for learning