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A Portrait of Tenochtitlan • 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec empire. The year is 1518. Mexico-Tenochtitlan, once an unassuming settlement in the middle of Lake Texcoco, now a bustling metropolis. It is the capital of an empire ruling over, and receiving tribute from, more than 5 million people.
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Ipan xihuitl 13 Tochtli (1518), Mexico-Tenochtitlan...
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The year is 1518. Mexico-Tenochtitlan, once an unassuming...
- Huey Altepetl 3D Tlacuilolli
Sep 18, 2023 · Digital artist Thomas Kole, originally from Amersfoort, Netherlands, has re-created the capital of the Aztec, or Mexica, empire with so much detail that it looks like a living metropolis. “What...
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Portrait of Tenochtitlan is a render of Tenochtitlan and the Valley of Mexico at the start of the 16th century by Dutch programmer Thomas Kole using 3D computer graphics. Drone photograpy by Mexican geomatic engineer Andrés Semo was used to compare the past with present-day Mexico City.
Feb 13, 2024 · He brought ancient Tenochtitlán to life; now Thomas Kole makes first Mexico visit. MND Staff. February 13, 2024. 6. Thomas Kole has recreated a virtual Tenochtitlán, the ancient Mexica...
Feb 13, 2024 · That is what 29-year-old Dutch technical artist Thomas Kole was doing — walking virtually through the streets of Mexico City — when he realized that nothing he observed would ever be enough to...
Sources and Inspiration. As an artist's impression, a Portrait of Tenochtitlan relies on the works of other people. The project draws from historical sources, such as firsthand accounts, maps, and archeological evidence. It draws from academic interpretations from historians, anthroplogists and archaeologists.
3 days ago · Thomas Kole, a Dutch software developer and 3D artist, recently published ‘Portrait of Tenochtitlan’, a publicly available artist’s impression of the Mexica capital city, what we today call Mexico City. The project has been phenomenally successful, and deservedly well received.