3D Reconstruction Shows a Portrait of the City of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

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As part of a project led by Dutch artist Thomas Kole, a website titled "Portrait of Tenochtitlan: A 3D reconstruction of the Mexica capital" has been launched, presenting a variety of images of what Tenochtitlan once was. This reconstruction is based on historical and archaeological sources, as well as the collective knowledge that yields these images today to continue studying our history. The site offers navigation in three languages: Nahuatlahtolli, Spanish, and English, featuring an overlay of contemporary images where users can compare before and after simply by sliding the cursor across the screen. It was created using open-source software: Blender, Gimp, and Darktable.

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Under the CC BY 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Image © Thomas Kole
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Cite: Mónica Arellano. "3D Reconstruction Shows a Portrait of the City of Mexico-Tenochtitlan" [Reconstrucción en 3D muestra un retrato de la ciudad de México-Tenochtitlán] 07 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1136291/3d-reconstruction-shows-a-portrait-of-the-city-of-mexico-tenochtitlan> ISSN 0719-8884
Under the CC BY 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Image © Thomas Kole

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