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fortification plan from the Santa Bárbara Cathedral continued until the Ozama River, with a low curtain fol-
lowing its course, interspersed with gates and minor forts of which only a segment remains intact, the shape of
which still remains visible from the road. These observable portions currently enable us to discern the original
plan in spite of the necessary precautions resulting from changes that took place over the centuries due to acts
of war and human and natural intervention.
In this context in which historical architectural patrimony is even further imperiled by natural disasters
and in which development of tourism in recent decades has put the very existence of these vestiges at risk, as
they are often demolished to create space for a hotel or the expansion of a port infrastructure, a consideration
on the development of models of fortified architecture becomes essential for research purposes. Its objective
is the appreciation of historical architectural patrimony.
Images of three-
dimensional models
of the Bulwark of the
Invincible, the Ozama
Fortress, and the
La Concepción fort.
The 3D models are
generated by using
Structure from Motion
photogrammetry
created through
the use of drones
during the
in-situ
documentation
activities.
© Sandro Parrinello