Choose a landmark to compare its reference photograph.
Regional schematic. Yeha remains a separate site northeast of Aksum.
What is documented?
Modern Copernicus terrain and approximate OpenStreetMap landmarks. “Today’s streets” shows the present-day road extract, not ancient streets or a complete model of today’s buildings.
Blocks, markets, towers, proposed foundations, shade trees, people and clothing are design interpretations. The church footprints are sourced; their elevations are photo-informed approximations. The stelae have rounded profiles and carved motifs, but are not scans; the fallen orientation is schematic. The older church and the 1965 cathedral are distinct models. Heights are not vertically exaggerated.
Inspired by evidence-led digital heritage work. This prototype is not a reconstruction of any historical date.
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