Virtual Reconstruction and Real-Time Interactive Visualization of the Monumental Area between Thien Mu Pagoda and Van Thanh Temple in Hue City (UNESCO Site), Vietnam

This paper describes the work carried out from 2007 to 2008 by the research group of Dardus about the virtual reconstruction and the communication of the Temple area between Thien Mu and Van Thanh in Hue City, Vietnam. This site is located in the West side of Hue City, that is Unesco World Heritage site since 1993. The first aim of this work was to realize a Virtual Reconstruction of the temple area, including all the historical building and the surrounding environment, starting from different fonts and data. The second aim was to define a system of friendly and real-time application of the Virtual Environment, in order to join it with other documents made by the research activities, and to allow an organic understanding of the historical architectures features. The final product will be used in the city museum and it will be published on the research website.