In this particular project, we’re funding the digital preservation of the Gate as part of our Living Legacy Initiative, as well as protecting, preserving and archiving the digital scans in Boyers, PA underground facility. Our partnership helps to protect and store the data of each site. They’ve committed to digitally preserving 500 heritage sites in five years. Today, the Gate is a symbol of peace not only in Germany, but also is a sign of unity throughout all of Europe.ĬyArk is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use laser technology to create a free, 3D, online library of the world’s cultural heritage sites before they’re lost to natural disaster, destroyed by human aggression or worn away over the passage of time. When the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989, the area around the gate was featured prominently in the media coverage as citizens flocked to it some for the first time. During this post-war Partition of Germany, the Brandenburg Gate was isolated and inaccessible immediately next to the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was a barrier completely cuting off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. Berlin’s iconic landmark is the latest site in CyArk’s mission to digitally preserve 500 historic sites around the world and Iron Mountain has provided support for the capture, access and preservation of the digital data.Īfter World War II, Germany was divided into West and East Germany. The “Brandenburger Tor” is an iconic, 18th century neoclassical, triumphal arch and one of the most recognized monuments across Europe. In the midst of the 25th anniversary of German Reunification, the Brandenburg Gate has been digitally preserved through collaboration with Iron Mountain, CyArk, Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, University of Stuttgart's Insitutite of Photogrammetry and Seagate Technology.
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