THE HERCULES LIGHTHOUSE: A WALK THROUGH IN TIME AND SPACE

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Published: Dec 27, 2012

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  • Roberto Noya Instituto de Investigacións Tecnoloxicas, Departamento de Historia da Arte, Facultade de Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • Antonio Otero Instituto de Investigacións Tecnoloxicas, Departamento de Historia da Arte, Facultade de Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • Ana Goy Instituto de Investigacións Tecnoloxicas, Departamento de Historia da Arte, Facultade de Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • Julián Flores Instituto de Investigacións Tecnoloxicas, Departamento de Historia da Arte, Facultade de Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Vol. 20 (2010), Monograph, pages 177-188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v20i0.131
Submitted: Dec 27, 2012 Published: Dec 27, 2012
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Abstract

The Tower of Hercules is the oldest working lighthouse in the world. This monument has been the symbol of the city of A Coruña, Galicia, for centuries and it was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 27th, 2009. The main goal of this project is the historical reconstruction of the Tower of Hercules and its surrounding area, portraying the history of the lighthouse and of the city of A Coruña. The project enables space and time navigation through a virtual model, with a view to web publication. In the same way an augmented reality application has been developed in order to show by a tangible interface.

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Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Modelling, Web

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Noya, R., Otero, A., Goy, A., & Flores, J. (2012). THE HERCULES LIGHTHOUSE: A WALK THROUGH IN TIME AND SPACE. Cuadernos De Prehistoria Y Arqueología De La Universidad De Granada, 20, 177–188. https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v20i0.131