数字化强大的泰姬陵

Author: Amit Kumar, June 2016

The Taj Mahal, Arabic for crown of palaces, is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna River in the Indian city of Agra. Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the tomb is the centrepiece of a 42-acre complex. Included in the complex are a mosque, guest house and formal gardens, all bounded by crenellated wall.

陵墓的建设基本上是在1643年完成的，但是该项目的其他阶段持续了10年。据信，泰姬陵综合体已于1653年整体完成，当时估计约为3200万卢比，如今价值约为528亿卢比。该建筑项目在法院建筑师皇帝Ustad Ahmad Lahauri领导的建筑师委员会的指导下雇用了约20,000名工匠。

Preserving a national treasure

2015年4月,7.8-magnitude earthquake razed Nepal to the ground and devastated the lives of millions. Apart from affecting 8 million people, the natural disaster severely shook and destroyed the architectural treasures of Kathmandu Valley.

This devastating destruction worried archeologists worldwide. Just 500 miles south of Kathmandu rests one of India’s UNESCO World Heritage sites - the Taj Mahal.

在观察美国圣母大学的建筑教授Krupali Krusche教授Krupali Krusche教授决定衡量地震可能对宝藏造成的伤害（如果有的话）。如果将来发生不可想象的话，这个项目也将永远在数字上保留泰姬陵。

“ 3D蓝图使我们能够了解古老的结构的建造以及用于建造它们的技术。”“因此，如果遭受自然或人为损害，可以将它们恢复到原始状态。”

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Story: Digitising the mighty Taj Mahal
Chapter 1: Preserving a national treasure
Chapter 2:A scanning partnership
Chapter 3:简化学习的扫描