ISPRS-Annals

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

ISPRS-Annals

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

2194-9050

Copernicus Publications

Göttingen, Germany

10.5194/isprsannals-II-5-49-2014

The documentation and reintegration of a lost past

Balletti

¹ Brussa

¹ Gottardi

¹ Guerra

Università Iuav di venezia, Venezia, Italy

28 05 2014

II-5 49 55

2014

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The paper describes how new digital methodologies can be used within the field of Cultural Heritage, not only with the aim of documenting the actual state of an architecture but to review the past transformations it has undergone, conserving and representing these histories as well. Over the last few years, the methodologies of acquisition and integrated representation for 3D patrimony documentation have developed and consolidated considerably: the possibilities of the digital realm can augment the understanding and the valorisation of a monument. The specific case offered in the present paper, the Scuola Vecchia della Misericordia in Venice, is a significant example. It suggests not only the theme of the "no longer existing" regarding its façade, which has undergone evident modifications, but also the recontextualization of a number of decorative elements, such as the bas-reliefs which once marked the entrance and are today conserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The described experience shows how integrated methodology, from high resolution laser scanning and photogrammetric survey to 3d modelling, can develop a reliably virtual diachronical reconstruction from different sources of an historical building. Geomatic tools combined with computer graphics provide a better understanding of building history through the use historical documents, playing a paramount role in preserving and valorizing the cultural and environmental heritage.