Virtual reconstruction of the Kljajićevo chapel

Abstract

Virtual reconstruction, as a three dimensional realistic representation, has many advantages in the cultural heritage data distribution and storage, especially in the case of devastated architectural objects. The procedure of the virtual reconstructing of the St. Wendelin chapel in Kljajićevo is presented in this paper as a case study. The existing remains have been recorded using terrestrial photogrammetry. Spatial information and dimension of collapsed parts have been exported from old photographs by using perspective projection restitution methods. These two type of data are combined and used as a platform for 3D virtual reconstruction of the object. Virtual reconstruction makes spatial data complete and ready for further research or for data distribution. © 2010 Heldermann Verlag.