Yuchuan Ancestral Shrine, or Yuchuan Ancestral Hall, located in Zigong, Sichuan, was originally built in 1873 during the Qing Dynasty by Wang Langyun, one of the four major salt merchants in Zigong at the time. The ances…
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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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Huidong Grand Hotel, or Huidong Hotel is a four-star tourist hotel located in Zigong City, Sichuan Province, China. The hotel features a unique "salt culture" theme. It was constructed with an investment of 125 million y…
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 →





