A team from Scotland has been dangling from the roof of the Sydney Opera House to scan every inch of the iconic building, creating a detailed 3D image.
The opera house is one of 10 World Heritage sites being scanned, five in Scotland and five around the globe.
Very few people are allowed onto the 'sails' of the famous Sydney landmark but the team of engineers was given rare access to capture the images.
The scans will be turned into an accurate digital model which will eventually be available to view online later this year.
Chris McGregor, from Historic Scotland, told Sky News the images will help with the management of the opera house and its maintenance.
"It also becomes an education tool for all ages, from kids to students studying engineering and architecture," he said.
The Scottish team have also scanned Mount Rushmore in South Dakota"You can also use it to book your seats for the opera. You can come along and have a look in three dimensions at what you will be able to see, sitting in the auditorium, on the stage"
As well as Scottish Unesco recognised world heritage sites like the remote island of St Kilda the team has scanned the American presidents' heads on Mount Rushmore and the Eastern Qing Dynasty tombs in China, digitally preserving them for future generations.
The project, called Scottish Ten, is a collaboration between the Scottish Government's heritage agency Historic Scotland and 3D scanning specialists from the Glasgow School of Art.
People have grown to love the opera house despite its controversiesThe scanning comes as the opera house prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year. The building was almost universally loathed when it was completed, over budget and behind schedule, in 1973.
Its Danish architect Jorn Utzon was not even present at the opening ceremony.
The opera house's director of development and maintenance, Greg McTaggart, said: "There was a lot of controversy surrounding the selection of the design. Even the concept of building an opera house in Sydney was controversial and the amount of money and time it took to construct the building.
"But over time people have grown to love it, I don't think there are too many people who would dislike it now."
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