DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13370335
title: Heritage3DMtl: A Multi-modal UAV Dataset of Heritage Buildings for Digital Preservation

description: A comprehensive and open-source dataset containing exterior appearance and geometric data of 17 heritage buildings in Montreal, Canada. This dataset, captured using a low-cost UAV, represents numerous architectural styles and offers detailed representations. It contains acquired UAV images, camera poses, point clouds and meshes of each building. This dataset aims to foster further research in digital heritage preservation and reconstruction.
description: Sr. No.
Building Name
Year Established
Architecture Style
Description


1
Montreal City Hall
1878
Beaux-Arts
A National Historic Site of Canada, it is the first city hall to be constructed in the country.


2
Resurrection Chapel
-
Victorian Gothic Revival
A chapel in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, which is the largest cemetery in Canada; established in 1854, and has been recognized as a national historic site.


3
Maison Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
mid-1840s
Neoclassical Victorian
Once home to the first Prime Minister of the United Canadas, stands as a significant monument of Canadian political history and heritage.


4
St. Thomas More Church
1951
Modernist
A simple yet unique 5-facade church featuring steeple. 


5
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar, LaSalle
2001
Sikh
A Sikh temple that combines elements of historic Sikh design with Western postmodernist aesthetics. It stands at 172 feet high and is unique because it is one of only 12 worldwide.


6
Westmount City Hall
1922
Tudor Revival
A local government building, built in Neo-Tudor style is a reminiscent of Scottish castles.


7
Clock Tower
1922
Beaux-Arts
A Classified Federal Heritage Building whose construction was dedicated to commemorate the sailors who died during the first World War.


8
Saint Joseph's Oratory
1904
Italian Renaissance
A National Historic Site of Canada and is Canada's largest church, attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors every year.


9
Loyola Chapel
1933
Gothic Revival
 A Roman Catholic church multi-faith community space located on Concordia University's Loyola campus.


10
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church
1947
Kievan Rus
 An onion-domed church that features Russian architecture.


11
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
1940
Predominantly Byzantine
 A designated a National Historic Site of Canada as an important symbol of the history and traditions of the Syrian Orthodox community in Canada.


12
Maisonneuve Market
1912
Beaux-Arts
 A public market that follows Beaux-Arts architectural style.


13
Murugan Temple
1983
Saivaite
This Hindu temple is the first Saivite temple in Quebec, and features the Saivaite Architectural design.


14
Hindu Mandir
1990
Hindu
This Hindu temple was built to serve the Indo-Canadian community in Montreal.


15
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
1922
Byzantine Revival
 It is the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue and the largest traditional synagogue in Canada. 


16
Islamic Center of Quebec - El Markaz Islami
1965
Islamic
 It is the oldest mosque in Quebec and the second oldest in Canada.


17
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
1922
Byzantine Revival
 It is the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue and the largest traditional synagogue in Canada.