Fires, wars, and time destroy history. 3D technology offers us a digital safety net.
Backup for Monuments
Before the 2019 Notre-Dame fire, art historian Andrew Tallon had laser-scanned the cathedral in detail, and those scans became a valuable reference for the restoration. Many heritage sites are now scanned for the same reason.
Virtual Tourism
Museums are digitizing their collections, allowing anyone, anywhere, to (virtually) hold a Dacian vase or a medieval sword, democratizing access to culture.