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Trevi FountainThe central theme of the fountain is the "Taming of the Waters." The dominant figure is not Neptune, as is often believed, but the Titan god Oceanus, who represents all the Earth's…
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PompeiiThe origins of Pompeii date back to the 8th century BC when the Oscans, an Italic people, established settlements in the area. Over the centuries, the city came under the influence…
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Cologne CathedralCologne Cathedral is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the A…
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Ancient City of TroyTroy was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the publi…
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Arch of ConstantineThe Arch of Constantine is a triple triumphal arch located along the route of the triumphal procession between the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. Completed around 315, it was erect…
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YUNNANKunming Jiahua Bakery
Founded in 1988, Kunming Jiahua Bakery is the custodian of Yunnan's baking heritage. The bakery popularized the region's iconic fresh flower cake, establishing the standard of using three organic roses per pastry. Its fl…
YUNNANKunming Fulintang Pharmacy
Established in 1857, Kunming Fulintang Pharmacy is the oldest surviving traditional Chinese medicine shop in Yunnan. The three-story wood-and-brick building features an ingenious corner arcade design. A single central co…
BRANDENBURGSanssouci Palace
Sanssouci Palace is the definitive masterpiece of Frederician Rococo architecture, reflecting the personal philosophy of Prussian King Frederick the Great. Built between 1745 and 1747 atop a terraced vineyard, this singl…
GREATER POLANDImperial Castle of Poznań
Built as Europe’s last monarchical residence for Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Imperial Castle in Poznań preserves a physical record of twentieth-century political shifts. Its architecture displays a direct transition from Prus…
CALIFORNIAThe Bronze Genentech Founders (1990s)
This is a life-size bronze sculpture depicting Herbert "Herb" Boyer (biochemist) and Robert "Bob" Swanson (venture capitalist), the two founders of Genentech. The sculpture is a physical embodiment of the biotechnology i…
BELGIUMThe Atomium in Brussels
The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean P…
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Everyone thinks that only the classic, famous, old buildings are worth photographing, modeling and telling. But in reality, there are many great stories and significance resting on obscure buildings - and some of them are being remodeled; some of them are hidden in ordinary landscapes that no one cares about; and some of them are decaying and will disappear any day now. The fascinating stories and historical significance behind the buildings are also worth telling from so many perspectives, far beyond the imagination of people sitting in offices and tourists who only know how to see the Parthenon.Read More →How To Take Pictures For Funes
Taking pictures for Funes is super easy and can be summed up in one sentence: walk around, take as many pictures as possible from different angles, and that’s it! The more pictures you take, and the more the surface of the building is covered, the better the model will be.Read More →Funes Open 3D Architecture Dataset Announcement
We here at Funes are pleased to announce an open-source dataset provided by Funes. This dataset is intended as a modest contribution to support recent advances in Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and Gaussian Splatting, specifically within architectural 3D reconstruction research. Read More →Open
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