{"id":15952,"date":"2019-08-05T19:14:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expo-wppmtl.ca\/?post_type=project&#038;p=15952"},"modified":"2022-07-28T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T20:44:46","slug":"age-old-cities-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.expo-wppmtl.ca\/en\/project\/age-old-cities-ubisoft\/","title":{"rendered":"AGE-OLD CITIES: A VIRTUAL JOURNEY FROM PALMYRA TO MOSUL [2019]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_fensc6ssii\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_honhouhx9s\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h1>AGE-OLD CITIES: A VIRTUAL JOURNEY FROM PALMYRA TO MOSUL [2019]<\/h1>\n<p>Palmyra, Aleppo, Mosul and Leptis Magna are all emblematic heritage symbols of the Arab world. Marked by conflict or neglect, these places have suffered heavy damage.\u00a0\u201cAge-Old Cities. A virtual journey from Palmyra To Mosul\u201d, developed by the Arab World Institute with the expertise of Iconem and Ubisoft, in partnership with UNESCO and the University of Lausanne, brings these iconic places back to life.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft saw the World Press Photo exposition as the perfect opportunity to revive part of this exhibition and take people on a journey to these virtually reconstructed sites. \u00a0For the first time in North America, visitors will be taken on an immersive and educational experience to witness these iconic places.<\/p>\n<h2>Age-Old Cities VR<\/h2>\n<p>Every evening from 6 to 10 p.m., visitors will have the chance to travel to these Middle Eastern cities through a VR experience developed by Ubisoft.<\/p>\n<p>They will deep dive into six mythical monuments of the Arab world that are difficult to access to the general public or have been totally demolished: Palmyra\u2019s Temple of Baalsham\u00een and Aleppo\u2019s souk in Syria; Leptis Magna\u2019s basilica in Libya; the Al-Nuri Mosque, the Nabi Yunus tunnels, and the Our Lady of the Hour Church in Mosul, Iraq. 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