Virtual Reconstruction of Medieval Monastery Using Computer-Aided Design Model
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 15, Issue 4
Abstract
A three-dimensional computer-aided design virtual reconstruction of the medieval monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas (Portugal) is presented. This monastery is the second largest Cistercian monastery of Portugal. However, the majority of the monastery disappeared after the extinction of the religious orders in the Age of Enlightenment without letting any vestige, and with almost no existing documentation. In order to allow visitors to better understand the monument and to assist the current conservation works, a virtual reconstruction of the medieval monastery is presented. The adopted approach for reconstruction includes the identification of an ideal plan of the Cistercian Order, comparison with similar buildings of the same period and architectonic styles, a historic study and in situ survey to detect parts from the previous building, and definition of the modeling unit or proportion used by the builders.
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Acknowledgments
This work has been produced in the framework of Project No. UNSPECIFIEDPOCTI-HEC-60431-2004, Abordagem integrada da conservação e valorização de monumento, funded by FCT (Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation). F. Peña acknowledges funding from the FCT for Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDSFRH/BPD/17449/2004.UNSPECIFIED
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 15 • Issue 4 • December 2009
Pages: 131 - 138
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Received: Mar 13, 2008
Accepted: Jun 4, 2009
Published online: Nov 13, 2009
Published in print: Dec 2009
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