Model's Description:
La Porte Noire 3D Model.
Download La Porte Noire in various files formats such as Wavefront Object format, Autodesk FBX, DirectX 9.0, Stereo Lithography and HTML5 JSON format.
A test on the Porte Noire of Besançon (Vesontio, Gallia)
Circa 175 A.D., under Marcus Aurelius - 16.56 m high
Photogrammetry from the ground and with a weak equipment, explaining the defects on the high parts and the deformations. The project is to implement the existing traditional surveys and eventually produce a model rendering the sets and volumes missing. A work in progress so.
Learn more about this triumphal arch, its decor and dating:
Walter, H. (1986), La Porte noire de Besançon. Contribution à l’étude de l’art triomphal des Gaules, 2 tomes, Presses Univ. Franche-Comté. Collection de l’Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l’Antiquité, 321 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 50094 polygons.