Google digitizes Vietnamese Emperor’s tomb

(VOVWORLD) - The Tomb of Tu Duc, a 19th-century Vietnamese emperor, is one of 30 iconic monuments digitized in a Google project aimed at preserving some of the world’s most significant heritage sites.
Google digitizes Vietnamese Emperor’s tomb - ảnh 1A lotus pond forms part of the Tu Duc Tomb. 

The digital collection was published on Thursday on Google’s Arts & Culture platform in honor of World Heritage Day. The collection is part of Google’s Open Heritage project, an initiative which enables Internet users around the world to explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools used by digital preservationists, and download high-resolution images of world heritage sites.

Google digitizes Vietnamese Emperor’s tomb - ảnh 2 Tu Duc Tomb in 3D

The Tomb of Tu Duc is the first monument in Vietnam to be included in the collection. What could be found on Open Heritage about the tomb, which has the scale of a park with lots of temples, ponds and green space in real life, are 2D and 3D photos, videos and information about how it was built, as well as Tu Duc's history.

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