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CyArk
Preserving cultural sites digitally
WORLD HERITAGE SITES ON THE CLOUD.
WHETHER MT. RUSHMORE OR
CULTURAL MONUMENTS IN ANCIENT
ROME, GREECE OR IN THE NEAR EAST –
TEAMS FROM CYARK ARE DIGITALLY
PLOTTING THE ARCHITECTURAL
STRUCTURES OF MONUMENTS
THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION.
THE AIM IS TO REVEAL THE ORIGINAL
CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND TO SAVE
THEM FOR THE FUTURE.
Whether from weathering or wars – “the destruction of any World
Cultural Heritage Site represents a major loss for mankind”, says
UNESCO boss Irina Bokova. With its Anqa Project, the CyArk Group is
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trying to stem the tide: Together with the International Council of
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the company is making digital recordings of historical monuments under threat. Those responsible for the
project can collect, save and evaluate the enormous volumes of data in
the cloud. This is the only way for the digital reconstruction of the
historical building plans to serve later as the basis for restoration.