An Olympic stadium that still stands
The ancient Olympia, the original home of the Olympic games, is digitally restored and preserved by a cooperation between the Greek ministry for culture and sport and Microsoft using AI. The idea is that viewers could explore ancient Olympia as it stood more than 2,000 years at the Athens Olympic Museum.
“Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds is a unique way of experiencing Greece’s proud cultural heritage. Visitors around the world can virtually visit the ancient site of Olympia and experience history firsthand using augmented reality technology,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece.
In total, the project digitally preserves 27 monuments at the site, among them the original Olympic Stadium, the temples of Zeus and Hera, and the workshop of the sculptor Phidias. In the 3D experience, these buildings are recreated in lifelike detail, researched by the Hellenic Ministry’s archaeologists to be as true as possible to their original forms.
Through its AI for Cultural Heritage initiative, Microsoft partnered with technology company Iconem, which specializes in digitizing historic sites in 3D, to create the foundational model of ancient Olympia.
The web experience may be viewed at olympiacommongrounds.gr, and the app may be downloaded on the iOS and Android app stores.
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