3D interior-exterior scanning, 3D as-built modeling, as-built survey preparation, 3D Sketchfab model export
Purpose of the work: – Restoration of cultural heritage building
Equipment used: Trimble X7, Leica total station, Leica GNSS RTK GPS
Average accuracy: – 3mm
Deliverables: as-built 3D model (.obj, .stl, .ifc, .dae, .3ds formats), 70 stereo georeferenced point cloud
As-built 3D reconstruction using laser scanning and point clouds:
Photogrammetric reconstruction using drone images and GNSS RTK control points:
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HISTORY OF THE MONASTERY
With the ascension of His Eminence Father Teodosie to the ancient throne of Tomis, out of a desire to revive monastic life in this city, the history of the Monastery of St. Peter and Paul began. The monastery is the host of numerous events and personalities, among which we mention:
The monastery hosts numerous events and personalities, among which we mention:
The visit of His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch – October 21, 2004,
The reception of the Belt of the Mother of God from Volos, Greece – May 22, 2008
The reception of the Holy Cross from Katerini, Greece – May 21, 2013, etc.
The first abbot of the Monastery of St. Peter and Paul the Apostles was Rev. Archimandrite Cosma Mitu, 2001-2004, followed by Rev. Archimandrite
The first abbot of the Monastery of Sts. Peter and Paul was Rev. Archimandrite Cosma Mitu, 2001-2004, followed by Rev. Mihail Bălan, Protos. Maxim Vlad, and from 2009 to the present, Protos. Benedict Georgescu.
HISTORY OF THE GREAT CHURCH
On the tip of the peninsula that forms the ancient settlement of Constanţa (Tomis), at the bottom of the land leading to the port entrance, there are preserved archaeological sites of great value, including: the Roman building with mosaics, the Christian basilica within the port, the Christian basilica in the courtyard of the M. Eminescu high school, etc. About 200 meters from the ruins of the basilica within the port, on the embankment that forms the central settlement of the city of Constanţa, between Ovidiu Square and the main promenade that decoratively flanks the entrance to the aquarium and Casino with trees and flowers, stands the oldest functioning church: the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. With its monumental appearance, it dominates a part of the city where the multinational character of the past is also reflected in the religious buildings preserved to this day: the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, the Jewish Synagogue, and the Armenian Church. With its monumental appearance, it dominates part of the city, where the multinational character of the past is also reflected in the religious buildings preserved to this day: the Roman Catholic Church, the Bulgarian Church, the Greek Church, the Gothic-style Synagogue, the Armenian Church, the Mosque, etc. All of these are located on a limited area of land, forming a belt whose southern end is occupied by the Orthodox cathedral. Newer and older cultural monuments and tourist attractions stand out between the Casino-Aquarium – the Archaeology Museum and the Art Museum, this monumental church, built between 1883 and 1895 by our state, as the first Romanian church in the city of Constanţa after the War of Independence in 1877. The construction plans belong to the renowned Romanian architect I. Mincu, who is particularly known for the style he initiated in Romanian architecture.
The church has a trefoil shape with ecclesiastical architectural elements, in an ensemble that highlights three towers well proportioned with the rest of the building. The porch, supported by marble columns with capitals decorated with plant motifs, reveals at first glance the sides that are reproduced inside and open wide, hospitably, the entrance to the church. The interior is rich in architectural lines with arches supporting the central dome framed between large windows, while leaving the entire presence of the Holy Altar intact, under the dome that grandly completes an entire symmetry of tiered niches and side balconies. All of these attract admiration for the designer who conceived them and for the builders who erected them, giving them a monumental edifice that creates an atmosphere conducive to religious experience inside. All these features draw admiration for the designer who conceived them and for the builders who erected them, giving them a monumental edifice that creates an atmosphere conducive to religious experience inside.
This church is one of the monuments built in the period following the War of Independence in 1877, a period that marked a leap forward in social, historical, and economic progress for our country and which left behind buildings valued for their style and, above all, for their strength and durability.
The exterior of the church, made of pressed brick with symmetrically profiled cement belts, enhances the monumental value of the building, which was declared an architectural monument in 1953 and registered under letter 4 at no. 3327/1954.
The cornerstone was laid on September 4, 1883, during the episcopate of Iosif Gheorghian of Lower Danube, later elected Metropolitan Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The first painting was executed in oil by the painter Gh. D. Mirea between 1885 and 1888 in a realistic style, much discussed from a religious point of view and considered inappropriate at the time. Until 1925, it served as a parish church on a weak foundation that easily succumbed to the weather and, following the bombing during World War II, deteriorated.
Until 1925, it served as a parish church; between 1925 and 1950, it was used as the Episcopal Cathedral of the former Diocese of Tomis.
On August 3, 1941, the church was damaged by aerial bombardment, destroying the eastern part of the building as well as the interior iconostasis decorated with enameled icons. Between 1946 and 1950, exterior work was carried out to reinforce the main tower, and the profiles decorating its exterior were reinstalled.
The furniture, consisting of pews, chandeliers, candelabras, and candlesticks, including the old altar screen, was made according to the plans of architect Mincu in Paris. Part of this elegant and richly decorated furniture, covered in gold leaf and mother-of-pearl stones with enameled icons and sculptures with national motifs, was damaged during the evacuation in World War II.
However, what gives this church its special value today is the new fresco painting executed between 1959 and 1965 by painter Prof. Gh. Popescu from the Institute of Fine Arts in Bucharest and Niculina Dona Delavrancea. This neo-Byzantine painting is an exceptional contemporary achievement in line with the representative monuments of our country, especially those in northern Moldavia, with evident evolution in terms of both historical-Christian documentation and artistic execution. As a whole, this painting raises our church art to another level with a dominant artistic affirmation, more expressive, more cultured. The old church iconography has been preserved in the regroupings of panels, but a historical-local adaptation was also pursued, integrating between the Christian scenes and figures recorded by Christian tradition, historical moments related to Christian life in Dobrogea, as well as Christian martyrs from the ancient centers of Scythia Minor: Tomis Axiopolis, Trophaeum – Traiani, Durostorum. In this respect, it is the only church in which martyrs from these ancient Christian centres were painted in their native costumes. Thus, between the arches and side walls of the nave, one can see St. Cyril of Axiopolis, St. Dasie, St. Emilian, St. Dada, and St. Maxim of Durostorum. The cathedral was reconsecrated in 1951 by Patriarch Justinian Marina together with Bishop Chesarie Păunescu of Lower Danube. Between 1950 and 1990, although considered the city’s cathedral, it was only a parish church. With the reactivation of the Archdiocese of Tomis in 1990, it became an Archdiocesan Cathedral, and since 2002, maintaining its status, it has been organized as a monastic place of worship under the name of St. Peter and Paul Monastery, whose abbot is His Eminence Father Teodosie himself, and the Grand Ecclesiarch is Protos. Benedict Georgescu.
This cathedral houses the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, made in 1932 after the famous icon “Prodromiţa” from the Prodromul Hermitage on Mount Athos in Greece, kept for three years in the Durău-Neamţ Hermitage, and brought here in 1935 by Bishop Gherontie Nicolau. This cathedral also houses and venerates the relics of St. Imp. Elena St. Ier. Andrei Criteanul, St. M. Mc. Pantelimon, Epistet and Astion from Halmiris, Zotic, Atal, Camasie, and Filip from Niculiţel, St. Mc. Rufim and St. Simeon the Stylite, Auxentius, and Stelian.
Text taken from the institution’s official website