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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Dhananjay Khadilkar

Scientists build a virtual twin of Notre-Dame to help restore its glory

The Notre-Dame cathedral will reopen on 7 December 2024. © Dhananjay Khadilkar

As part of the effort to restore Notre-Dame, a team of scientists and engineers created a virtual twin of the famous Paris landmark.

Livio De Luca, who leads the digital team, explained that they built a digital system to bring together 3D scans of the cathedral and show how it looked at different points in time.

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