A three-dimensional computer-generated reconstruction of the bedrock beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

The collection contains the research data from the doctoral thesis Conrad Schick's Models and a Three-Dimensional Analysis of his Late Drawings of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and its Surroundings by Holger Siegel. The focus is on the digital processing of Conrad Schick's late plans and sections of the subsurface of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, in particular his 1897Ð98 work Plan and 16 Sections of the Ground of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings at Jerusalem.

In addition to the 3D computer model, the collection also includes the digitised versions of all relevant drawings by Schick used in its creation, as well as later plans and sections from Vincent & Abel Jerusalem Novelle, 1914; Virgilio Corbo Il Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme, 1981; and Shimon Gibson and Joan E. Taylor Beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, 1994, for the purpose of verifying, correcting and refining the model.

The computer model was created in Maxon Cinema 4D; the digitised images linked within the model are stored in the tex subfolder in transparent PNG format. To facilitate sharing, the model was additionally exported to the universal GLB format, which already incorporates the image data used.

The aim is to make Schick's observations on the topography, the natural rock formations and the underground structures of the quarter spatially comprehensible and reusable for contemporary research. The model is intended as an expandable research tool that can be supplemented, reviewed and corrected through future measurements, excavations and new findings.