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The Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud

An Interactive Publication -- Prototype

page added February 8, 2011

GREAT NORTHERN COURTYARD RENDERS

This page contains preliminary test renders from the Learning Sites^® 3D computer model of the Great Northern Courtyard of the Northwest Palace. The Courtyard was most likely the entrance to the throne room suite (although the enclosure walls were probably built after the main part of the Palace). The images here are arranged chronologically, with the most recent ones first.

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	AM - View southwest across the Great Northern Courtyard toward the visitors' entrance into the Throne Room (added elements include: towers flanking the central entrance, improved lighting and atmospherics, and a group of visitors bearing gifts for the king). *Model Version 11.*
	AL - View of the tour kiosk in the courtyard (there are other kiosks in the major interior rooms); walking near the kiosk grabs the attention of the tourguide, who then approaches you (see next screen below). *Model Version 11.*
	AK - View of the 'select a tour' tablet, which the tourguide holds up for you once he approaches asking whether you would like to take a tour; clicking on one of the red dots initiates the tour. The guide leads you to the selected destination, providing text descriptions of points of interest passed by en route (see below for the last step in the tour). *Model Version 11.*
	AJ - View of one of the link tablets that gets shown to you once you reach the selected destination. From this tablet you can select more information about the location, via photos, descriptions, or interactive 3D models. You can then either select another tour, or dismiss the guide and continue exploring on your own. *Model Version 11.*
	*Model Version 10 (chariot model; double-click to rotate).*
	X - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (added elements include: chariots, standards, attendants). *Model Version 10.*
	W - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (added elements include: doors, 3D characters, and fully modeled lamassu). *Model Version 9.*
	P - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (re-rendered to simulate carved limestone). Reliefs' coloration here is based on photographs of similar reliefs published in Christie's Auction catalogue. Original images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregularity of some of the reliefs' outlines. *Model Version 7a.*
	O - Great Northern Courtyard reliefs D5-D9 (re-rendered to simulate carved limestone). Reliefs' coloration here is based on photographs of similar reliefs published in Christie's Auction catalogue. Original images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregularity of some of the reliefs' outlines. *Model Version 7.*
	N - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with complete set of reliefs added and rendered to simulate carved limestone; frieze band added across tops of reliefs). Model Version 6.
	M - Great Northern Courtyard reliefs D5, D6, and D7 (rendered to simulate carved limestone; frieze band added across tops of reliefs). Coloration based on Samuel Paley's slides. Images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregular areas of gray on Relief D5. *Model Version 6.*

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Reference Information

page created: 1997
page updated: February 8, 2011
page location: Learning Sites Home page ==> Learning Sites Index page ==> Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Home and General Index page ==> Northwest Palace, Recent Renderings Index ==> Northwest Palace, Great Northern Courtyard Renderings
page URL: http://www.learningsites.com/NWPalace/NWP_Crtyd_renders.html
page author: Learning Sites, Inc.

The Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud

An Interactive Publication -- Prototype

N - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with complete set of reliefs added and rendered to simulate carved limestone; frieze band added across tops of reliefs).

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