{"id":199395,"date":"2024-11-13T08:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/microsoft-uses-ai-to-create-the-worlds-first-3d-replica-of-st-peters-basilica"},"modified":"2024-11-13T08:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:25:07","slug":"microsoft-uses-ai-to-create-the-worlds-first-3d-replica-of-st-peters-basilica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/microsoft-uses-ai-to-create-the-worlds-first-3d-replica-of-st-peters-basilica","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft uses AI to create the world\u2019s first 3D replica of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/microsoft-uses-ai-to-create-the-worlds-first-3d-replica-of-st-peters-basilica.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, a major pilgrimage site, receives around 15 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its Renaissance and Baroque architecture, with contributions from famous artists like Michelangelo and Bernini.<\/p>\n<p>The Fabbrica di San Pietro, a Catholic institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, has <a href=\"https:\/\/press.vatican.va\/content\/salastampa\/en\/bollettino\/pubblico\/2024\/11\/11\/241111h.html\">partnered<\/a> with Microsoft to create a \u201cdigital twin\u201d of the Basilica. This ultra-precise virtual reconstruction allows pilgrims and visitors to explore the structure virtually.<\/p>\n<p>To execute this project, Microsoft collaborated with Iconem, a leader in digital preservation known for creating 3D replicas of the world\u2019s most famous historical landmarks and archaeological sites. Microsoft used Azure, photogrammetry, and AI to create an ultra-precise virtual reconstruction of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, a major pilgrimage site, receives around 15 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its Renaissance and Baroque architecture, with contributions from famous artists like Michelangelo and Bernini. The Fabbrica di San Pietro, a Catholic institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, has partnered with Microsoft to create [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":718,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}