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it has certainly not escaped unscathed, with years’ worth of restoration now laying ahead of it, as well as the loss of important historic artefacts.
One of the most difficult problems is trying to recreate the cathedral exactly as it was, and while there’s obviously no shortage of photos what would be more useful is 3D models – such as the kind created for 2014 game Assassin’s Creed Unity. Set in Paris during the 18th century, Unity features an extremely accurate portrayal of the city and, in particular, the cathedral of Notre Dame., at the time of the game’s release, reveals that the computer artist responsible worked on the virtual reconstruction for around two years, even fussing over the placement of individual bricks.Publisher Ubisoft still have all the 3D models, photos, and other reference material and would no doubt be more than happy to share them .
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