- 1 · The mosque
- 2 · In 3D
- 3 · Then and now
A heritage guide in 3D. One short drone clip of the Ortaköy Mosque on the Bosphorus became a 3D place to explore. Cards pinned on the building tell its story where it happened: the mosque completed in the mid-1850s for Sultan Abdülmecid I, the Balyan father and son who designed it, one dome over a square hall, the slim minarets rebuilt in 1909, and the sultan's own apartment. Then and now drags across the drone's own view to the same spot around 1725, 1856, 1910 and 1960. Press Play the story for a narrated film inside the live 3D. A sample guided visit and a Bosphorus cruise sit on the cards.
What we measured
| Measure | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Footage | 22 s | One stock drone clip; 45 sharpest frames kept from 133 |
| Camera positions | 26 s | All 45 frames placed |
| 3D trained | 7 min 26 s | 1 million splats, on one desktop GPU |
| Then and now | 4 eras | c.1725, 1856, c.1910, c.1960, AI pictures from the real frame |
What went wrong
- One clip only sees the mosque from one side, so the far side is soft; the guide keeps to the side the drone flew.
What happens next
- The Bosphorus moving, using the drone's own footage of the water.
- More Istanbul landmarks in the same style, after Galata Tower.