“Digital twin of Notre-Dame de Paris”: useful clone or false brother?
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3D reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris, before the 2019 fire . ABERGEL Violette and DE LUCA Livio / MAP/Vassar College/GEA/LIFE 3D/Notre-Dame de Paris Scientific Project/Ministry of Culture/CNRS
When agreements were signed with the giant Microsoft at the end of July, the government announced the creation of a "digital twin" of Notre-Dame, intended to be integrated into the cathedral's future museum, and described as an "eternal solution" for its preservation. These statements have sparked a reaction within the scientific community.
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I subscribeThe promise is dreamy: "Preserving heritage for eternity." Brad Smith, director of Microsoft, announced it with great fanfare on July 21 at the Ministry of Culture, during a series of agreements between the multinational and the government, which notably concern the digitization of Notre-Dame. An agreement aimed at creating a "digital twin" of the monument after its restoration. A double intended to be displayed in the future cathedral museum, the preview of which is to be presented in March 2026, while the site is being developed by 2030. Jointly, Microsoft and the ministry praised "an essential historical resource."
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