sungnyemun, korea's national treasure number1, is once again open to the public... after five years of rebuilding efforts. the 600-year-old monument was destroyed byan arsonist in 2008. our kim ji-yeon explains how a blend of advancedtechnologies and traditional methods were used in the painstaking restoration.
Sungnyemun Gate, these are the top-notch master carpentersand craftsmen who participated in the project to restore sungnyemun using traditional tools,materials and techniques. all the stones that were used were cut andshaped by chisel and hammer only rather than modern tools.
what's remarkably different compared to thelast restoration of the gate back in 1960 are the fortress walls here, which were addedthis time around to better reflect how the gate looked in its original form. ninety-percent of the wood used on the groundfloor were pieces that survived the 2008 fire. donated pine that came from a rare speciesthat has survived for more than 500 years in the western part of chungcheong province,was used to rebuild the upper floor and the rest of the gate. moving on to what was used as paint for thedancheong, the multi-colored decorative designs you see here, these are paints derived fromorganic matter, not the artificially, mass-produced
ones. more than 23-thousand pieces of giwa rooftiles were produced in a traditional kiln. it's an arduous process, from shaping theearth to drying, burning and cooling it, several times a day for many hours. the yongmaru, or the ridge of the roof, wasalso extended by 90 centimeters to restore the pre-1960 appearance. it's all about tradition for the newly-restoredsungnyemun. but bringing it back from the ashes wouldnot have been possible without state-of-the-art technology.
3d laser scanning was used to recreate a centuries-oldhand-drawn blueprint of sungnyemun. a scanner produces a laser beam toward a buildingor object. based on the duration of time it takes thebeam light to bounce back, the computer is able to create a digitized 3d version blueprint. in case of an emergency, the cultural heritageadministration asked a private 3d scanning service provider to scan sungnyemun in 2002and again in 2008 when the gate burned down. the researchers compared the before and afterimages to restore sungnyemun to its original appearance. because of the success, korea is expectedto broaden the use of technology when restoring
other national treasures and cultural assets. kim ji-yeon, arirang news.
sungnyemun, korea's national treasure number1, is once again open to the public... after five years of rebuilding efforts. the 600-year-old monument was destroyed byan arsonist in 2008. our kim ji-yeon explains how a blend of advancedtechnologies and traditional methods were used in the painstaking restoration.
Sungnyemun Gate, these are the top-notch master carpentersand craftsmen who participated in the project to restore sungnyemun using traditional tools,materials and techniques. all the stones that were used were cut andshaped by chisel and hammer only rather than modern tools.
what's remarkably different compared to thelast restoration of the gate back in 1960 are the fortress walls here, which were addedthis time around to better reflect how the gate looked in its original form. ninety-percent of the wood used on the groundfloor were pieces that survived the 2008 fire. donated pine that came from a rare speciesthat has survived for more than 500 years in the western part of chungcheong province,was used to rebuild the upper floor and the rest of the gate. moving on to what was used as paint for thedancheong, the multi-colored decorative designs you see here, these are paints derived fromorganic matter, not the artificially, mass-produced
ones. more than 23-thousand pieces of giwa rooftiles were produced in a traditional kiln. it's an arduous process, from shaping theearth to drying, burning and cooling it, several times a day for many hours. the yongmaru, or the ridge of the roof, wasalso extended by 90 centimeters to restore the pre-1960 appearance. it's all about tradition for the newly-restoredsungnyemun. but bringing it back from the ashes wouldnot have been possible without state-of-the-art technology.
3d laser scanning was used to recreate a centuries-oldhand-drawn blueprint of sungnyemun. a scanner produces a laser beam toward a buildingor object. based on the duration of time it takes thebeam light to bounce back, the computer is able to create a digitized 3d version blueprint. in case of an emergency, the cultural heritageadministration asked a private 3d scanning service provider to scan sungnyemun in 2002and again in 2008 when the gate burned down. the researchers compared the before and afterimages to restore sungnyemun to its original appearance. because of the success, korea is expectedto broaden the use of technology when restoring
other national treasures and cultural assets. kim ji-yeon, arirang news.