No. 1272 ( Upekha dịch)

Korean Technology Helps Visualize Glory of Angkor Wat
Updated Dec.1,2006 12:55 KST

The glory that was Angkor Wat has been restored to 3D digital life with the help of Korean technology. The digital recreation company CG WAVE and a research institute at Dongguk University dedicated to Buddhist electronic content have completed a one-year project to recreate the Khmer temple in western Cambodia at a cost of some W500 million (US$1=W930). Wars, colonial rule and the passage of time left many parts of the temple in ruins, and restoration work is continuous all over the vast complex. “Digital Angkor Wat” offers a glimpse of the temple in its original form.

Some 30,000 photos were used for the complete virtual restoration. “This is the first time we have used our technology to digitally restore a cultural asset of another nation,” says the leader of CG WAVE’s Angkor Wat team, senior researcher at Korea Advanced Institute of Sciences and Technology (KAIST) Park Jin-ho. “Using the maximum amount of information accessible these days as our foundation, we resurrected a lost cultural legacy and preserved it through video imaging.”
Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple built during the mid-12th century. With a 65 m high tower at the center, the temple is wrapped by ramparts that stretch 1,500 m east-west, and 1,300 m north-south. It took an estimated 30 years and 30,000 workers to complete the temple. With the downfall of the Khmer empire in the 15th century, the temple was taken over by the jungle, and only “discovered” again in 1861. “Digital Angkor Wat” will be accessible to the public in mid-December.

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