New on Europeana: European Commission Showcases a Pan-European Collection of Emblematic 3D-Digitised Cultural Heritage Assets
From the European Commission:
The [European] Commission has released a collection of 3D-digitised cultural heritage assets on Europeana, the common European data space for cultural heritage.[Clip]
The collection results from the ‘Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture’ campaign and includes a range of historic buildings, sites and objects, such as the statue of a Madonna Lactans located in Leuven, Belgium, the archaeological site of Delphi, Greece, the Freedom Monument in Rīga, Latvia, and the Collegiate Church of St Martin the Bishop in Opatów, Poland. The full collection with 3D assets submitted by the respective Member States is available in the Twin-it! gallery on Europeana.
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