Animation of the 3D Model of Beta Abba Libanos in Lalibela (Ethiopia)

Animation based on 3D Laserscans of Beta Abba Libanos. For this animation the trench, surrounding the church, was taken of.
The churches in Lalibela are carved from soft volcanic rock, some cut into the face of a cliff, while others are isolated structures in deeply carved pits with long access passages or trenches. The earliest carved monuments may not have been churches, but in the 10th and 11th centuries AD sophisticated churches of diverse styles were created, with architectural features that scholars believe originated in ancient Aksum, which flourished up to 800 years previously.
This 3D Model is produced by the Zamani Project (University of Cape Town) as part of the "African Cultural Heritage Sites and landscapes" documentation project. It is derived from high resolution terrestrial Laser-Scan data and represents the site as is with cm accuracy and without any augmentation.
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For more information, please look at 'The African Cultural Heritage and Landscape Database': www.zamaniproject.org

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