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A virtual twin of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

The CNRS and the French Ministry of Culture implemented a vast scientific effort to support the restoration of Notre-Dame. One of the projects was creating a virtual twin of the monument. A discussion with Livio De Luca, the coordinator of the digital working group.

Scientists immersed in a three-dimensional digital representation of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

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Notre-Dame de Paris 1I1, the virtual twin

Thanks to virtual reality, scientists are working together on life-size, three-dimensional digital representations of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, produced by the CNRS and French Ministry of Culture's science project.

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