During the study and analysis of the fortified churches the researchers were taken aback by certain discoveries. As well as displaying an excellent state of preservation, the seven villages listed by UNESCO stand out for their exceptional residential and domestic fabric, which covers the urban and territorial scale as well as architecture and detail. A series of urban nuclei with a strong cultural identity and rich constructive features have gradually formed around the seven major fortified churches and the 3D Past project aims to publicize this as a whole.
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