3D Sculpture Gallery

The 3D Sculpture Gallery includes pieces of outdoor sculpture which adorn the public spaces in the city of Nafplio. These sculptures represent key figures connected with the Greek Revolution of 1821 and with the Liberation of Greece during the 19th century.

Statues, busts, monuments, and votive steles have been digitalized in three dimensions, and are available for cultural, educational, and research purposes to the wider and specialized audience as well as to members of the general public. Photogrammetry was used for digitalization, and specialized software and equipment was used to ensure the precise and realistic representation of the actual objects.

Their digital display aims, on the one hand, to reconstruct through their materiality the heroic symbols and standards that defined the national identity of the newly-established Greek state, while on the other hand, to illuminate the historical moments of their creation, the historical events that are narrated, the stories of the persons honoured, and the aesthetic and artistic characteristics of the sculptures and their creators. In this way, the projected outdoor sculpture monuments of Nafplio are symbols and witnesses of the city's historical and cultural journey.