Vestigia · Field notes
Notes on the Fabric of Historic Places
Short editorial pieces about the physical evidence in old buildings: how heritage status is decided, what a recognition model can and cannot read from a photograph, and the cities where construction history is still doing structural work.
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Heritage
What Makes a Building a Historical Landmark?
Designation is an administrative act before it is a feeling. How UNESCO, national registers and local lists decide, what integrity means on site, and why a blue plaque protects nothing.
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Technology
How AI Recognizes a Historic Building from a Photo
What the model actually uses, where context comes from, and why similar facades, full-size replicas and heavy restoration produce confident wrong answers.
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Cities
European Cities Where the Past Is Still in the Stone
Eight cities, one construction detail each: a concrete dome, a timber cage built for earthquakes, a wall paid for in carried stones.
Every piece lists its sources at the end, and product claims are checked against the shipped app rather than a press brief. Corrections and additions: hello@vestigia-ai.com. For longer itineraries, see the destination guides and the full city index.