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AI Is Creating A Surreal Future For These Historic Sites & Buildings

AI creates an imagined future for some of the world's most historic buildings.

Futuristic highway next to historic rock carved building.
Al-Dier in the future. AI generated, 2024.

Future: The Roman Pantheon

Pantheon in futuristic setting
Roman Pantheon in a future cityscape. AI generated, 2024.

Apparently, the preservation of the Pantheon went a little sideways.  Whereas the Pyramids and Parthenon retained their original form, if not setting, and the Colosseum became repurposed back to its original use, the Parthenon underwent a rather shocking facelift in the AI realm.  First, the infamous inscription that dedicated the Pantheon to Marcus Agrippa has been replaced with a new dedication that has no Latin translation.  Its pediment, the triangular element resting on top of the columns, is no longer shadowed by a second, offset pediment embedded into the main part of the building.  The historic ridges on the dome, showing the Roman construction techniques, have been smoothed out.  AI was accurate, however, in showing no artwork in the pediment,, which is how it appears today.

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