A bas-relief depicting human figures at the Buddhist temple of Borobudur, 8th-9th century, similar to that which a new A.I. model has reconstructed. Photo: DeAgostini/Getty Images.

SCOTLAND looms large in the world’s biggest 3D map. A Polish war veteran built the concrete relief model — measuring 164ft by 130ft — between 1974 and 1979 at Barony Castle in Eddleston ...

Resurrecting the past Presented by a monk to Louis XIV in 1701, the plan-relief map of Mont-Saint-Michel has survived for more than 300 years, baring the soul of the island to all those who lay eyes ...

Vikas Sharma, director, public sector and government practice, Asia Pacific, at Frost & Sullivan agreed that the 3D Smart Nation map puts Singapore at the cutting edge of 3D urban planning.

Released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the model displays a full 3D rendering of Tokyo’s 23 central wards including Shibuya, Ueno and Shinjuku.