19th century fortified house (Cula Șiacu)

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Date: September 2022.
DJI Mavic 2 PRO, no GCPs or RTK, 271 RAW images
Metashape PRO 1.8: 30 million polygons (UltraHigh)

A kula (from the Turkish kule = tower), is a typical fortified building found in southwestern parts of Romania but also in northwestern parts of Bulgaria and neighboring regions of Serbia, built between the late 18th century to mid 19th century. These buildings were built by boyars (rich families or nobles) with the initial purpose of defense, refuge, and signaling against the often brigand raids coming from the south. They were usually built in strategic geographical areas so they could chain the signaling to send the warning to distant areas in no time. Many of these types of buildings have been destroyed in time, but some of them are still around. . This kula, is located in Gorj county, Romania, in the village of Șiacu (Slivilești) and is named after its builder families Cioabă-Chintescu.

Find out more here: https://luthonium.com/virtual-heritage/kula-project/