LAHORE (Web Desk) – A team of conservation experts is using 3D images of Wazir Khan Mosque to design a virtual tour of the premises which will soon be available online.
After Wazir Khan Mosque, the team intends to design digital models for Derawar Fort in Bahawalpur, Masjid Khudabad in Dadu, temple of Shiva Johi in Dadu, Takht-i-Bahi in Mardan and the stupa at Jolian, Haripur. The project is a joint venture of the LUMS and the United States Agency for International Development.
The conservation team is using a laser scanning camera that can produce highly accurate photos by capturing multiple points at the same time. Ross, an expert in digital preservation associated with an international organisation CyArk, is in Pakistan these days to train the team in the use of the camera.
Team includes four teachers and 17 students from the LUMS. Students from the National College of Arts, Mehran University, Information Technology University and the University of Engineering and Technology are undergoing training in the use of the camera.
