The 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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From ancient ruins to modern marvels, we record what human hands have shaped. FUNES builds an ever-growing 3D archive, a digital memory of our shared heritage.
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The 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…
Cologne 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…
Troy 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…
The 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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Rebuilt during the Tongzhi era and relocated to Luodai in 2000, the Northern Sichuan Guild Hall is a National Cultural Heritage site. It exemplifies Western Sichuan temple architecture through its symmetric quadrangle la…
Built in 1753 by immigrants from Jiangxi, the Jiangxi Guild Hall (Wanshou Palace) is a National Cultural Heritage site in Luodai. Its expansive courtyard layout masterfully blends Jiangxi and Sichuan architectural styles…
Pfeiffer Beach is located in the Big Sur region of California. It is one of the most popular beaches on the Central Coast and is well known for Keyhole Rock, a popular photography subject.
Severed from the shore, this tower guards a history as turbulent as the sea. Was it a lonely watchtower for an empire, or a gilded cage for a Genoese princess trapped in a forbidden love? Its stones whisper conflicting t…
What does it mean to choose one's own path to modernity? In the late 19th century, as European colonial powers were reshaping Southeast Asia's architectural and cultural landscape, Siam was engaging in a remarkable exper…
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Modeling The World
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 →











