MODELLING AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION FROM THE MARIA LIONZA STATUE

The statue of the Indian Queen Maria Lionza (about 6 meters high) is located in Caracas city; Maria Lionza is a symbol of the nature's fertility whose cult has many followers. This statue is part of the cultural heritage of the country. Actually it requires a restoration work. In this paper is shown a method used for three dimensional modelling and visualization of the statue whose metric characteristics have been determined by close range photogrammetry. To obtain the metric dimensions of the statue, a close range photogrammetric survey was performed. Finally, by using commercial software an image based 3-D model was created, for its measurement and visualization. This paper is part of a research line in the area of reconstruction, modelling and visualization, orientated to the conservation of the cultural heritage.