Protection of the city's cultural heritage also with the help of partial 3D models

Abstract

In our paper, we will focus on the creation of partial as well as full 3D models of real objects in
the context of cultural heritage protection. In the case of partial 3D models, we will focus on smaller objects
that present the aesthetic aspect of everyday life captured in common building architecture. These are often
already of significance to us today as cultural heritage. We value them for their age and as a legacy of past
generations. We can read in them not only a way of life, but also their aesthetic sensibility, cultural
atmosphere, social tradition and the so-called Genius Loci. It often happens, however, that in cities rich in
historical architecture, modern sculptures or works of architecture by local artists begin to appear, set
against the backdrop of the magnificent monuments of the past. These works are also an expression of the
modern sensibility of ordinary citizens and deserve our attention. We will show 3D models of such
sculptures as well, so full 3D models. In our paper we will show some of these monuments of the city of
Gdańsk and around also pointing out not only the historical value of the 3D models, but also the typical
statistical parameters describing the 3D models presented by us. In the conclusion of the paper we will offer
a methodology for the creation of such models with the help of commonly available technical means of
modern times, i.e. for everyone who has a mobile phone and access to the Internet.