The vagabonds of Google's Street View
team have struck again, this time conquering classical French and
Italian landmarks for their mothership's immense pictorial collection.
As of today, you're able to drop your little yellow avatar in Google
Maps right atop such famous locales as the Colosseum of Rome or
Florence's Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, whereupon you'll be
transported right to it (or, in the case of the Colosseum, inside it) in the same way as if they were any old street addresses. This follows, of course, Google's introduction of an intriguing indoor version of Street View
for some of the world's most prestigious museums recently and continues
the company's trend of bringing the arts, in this case classical
architecture, to a wider audience. We just wonder what reason said
audience will have to ever step outside with all this splendor at its
fingertips indoors. . |







