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

An Interactive Publication -- Prototype

page updated December 20, 2006

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This page contains preliminary test renders from the Learning Sites® 3D computer model of the Throne Room (Room B) of the Northwest Palace.  The Throne Room is where the king's audiences with visitors were held.  The images here are arranged chronologically, with the most recent ones first.

 
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AG - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view of the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, whisk bearer, decorative arch over relief B-23).

Version 10.

AF - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view east toward the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, characters, decorative arch over reliefs B-23 and B-13).

Version 10.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
AE - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (added feature: rolling brazier).

Version 10.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room - section
AD - Section rendering from the virtual model of the Palace, looking west through the Throne Room and the Great Northern Courtyard at Entry D.

Version 9a.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
AC - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (added feature: newly modeled king).

Version 9a.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
AB - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (added features: newly modeled king, here with blue fringe, new lighting).

Version 9a.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
AA - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (added features: newly modeled king, here with gold fringe, new lighting).

There is also a brief animation showing the king ascending to the throne (you must have a recent version of MediaPlayer; the file size is 500Kb).

Version 9a.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
V- Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (added features include: fully modeled doors, lamassu, and characters).

Version 9.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room U - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (note: the banding on the walls above the reliefs is due to file compression and is not present on the original rendering)

Version 8b.

Assyrian throne and footstool
T - Rendering from our 3D computer model of an Assyrian throne and footstool derived from depictions on Reliefs G-2 and G-3 in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Other details are based on excavated artifacts and the wall paintings from Til Barsip.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room S - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (note: the banding on the walls above the reliefs is due to file compression and is not present on the original rendering)

Version 8a.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room

S - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais. The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere

Version 8.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room R-Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the anteroom (C). The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere.

Version 8.

Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room Q-Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); detail view toward the anteroom (C). The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere.

Version 8.


 
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page created: 1997
page updated: December 20, 2006
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