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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Google has released new 'Bird's Eye' type imagery for Rome. The new imagery includes some great aerial views of the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica and other historical sites across the Italian capital. I've updated my Aerial View Map. To include some of the amazing sights around Rome captured in Google's new 45Â imagery. The map also includes some pretty stunning imagery from Venice, the USA and South Africa. San Carlos de Bariloche. Casa Loma, Toronto.

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Hawa Mahal, Jaipur. Hawa Mahal, or the "Palace of Winds", is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta. It forms part of the City Palace and extends the Zenana or women's chambers, the chambers of the harem. Its original intention was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life in the street below without being seen. View video on Google Map. This article is licensed from Wikipedia u...

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Tulum (sometimes rendered as Tuluum) is a Pre-Columbian walled city of the Maya civilization located on the Caribbean Sea coast of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It was the major port for Coba along with Tancah and Xel-Ha. There is also a modern town of the same name nearby, often called Tulum Pueblo. This article is licensed from Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License. The video featured in this map comes from HooliganTV. In the early 13...

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Roman Theatre, Jerash. Jerash, known in ancient times as Gerasa, is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East. It was a city of the Decapolis. This article is licensed from Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License. View on Google Maps. Teatro Greco, Taormina. Taormina is a town on the island of Sicily in Italy, and in ancient times was a Greek colony, dating from about 400 BC, which submitted to Roman...

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. The London Olympics Velodrome. The Velodrome is the first completed stadium for the 2012 London Olympics. This has coincided fortuitously with Google updating the satellite imagery for the site of the London Olympics. After the games a mountain bike course and road-cycle circuit will be added to create a VeloPark for the local community, sports clubs and elite athletes. View a video of The London Olympics Velodrome. San Carlos de Bariloche. Tian Tan Budd...

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. 20km Exclusion Zone - Comparison Tool. Japan has ordered a 20km (12 mile) exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Those living between 20km and 30km have also been told not to leave their homes. I've created this Google Map to show the exclusion zone around the power plant. You can also use the search option to see what a 20km exclusion zone would look like at any other location around the world. San Carlos de Bariloche. Oriental...

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http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/2011/03/google-sky-chromeless-videos.html

Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Google Sky and Chromeless Videos. It is possible to create a pretty impressive effect by embedding chromeless videos in Google Maps. I've put together a number of examples here. The maps show a number of astronomical animations overlaid on top of Google Sky. I've used the YouTube API to show the videos in a chromeless player. The effect is pretty cool, creating an almost seamless overlay of the video on the map. San Carlos de Bariloche. Casa Loma, Toronto.

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Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Devils Tower is a monolith (more technically, an igneous intrusion) or volcanic neck located near Hulett and Sundance in eastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain. In recent years about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower. The monolith is featured prominently in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. There is no doubt...

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http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/2011/04/london-2012-olympics-park.html

Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. London 2012, Olympics Park. In London we have had a few days of glorious weather. I've taken the opportunity to have a walk around the site of the 2012 London Olympic games. Construction of the park is transforming what was once a pretty industrial and grubby part of the east end of London. View the London 2012, Olympics Park. San Carlos de Bariloche. Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires. Story Bridge, Brisbane. Cockington Green, Canberra. Ipiranga Museum, Sao Paulo.

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http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/2011/03/there-and-then.html

Virtual tourism, google maps mashup, google video. I've updated my There and Then. App The update changes the design of the app to mirror the design of the Sky Map. There and Then places a number of archive videos, taken from YouTube, and places them over the same view as seen today in Google Street View. San Carlos de Bariloche. Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires. Story Bridge, Brisbane. Cockington Green, Canberra. Ipiranga Museum, Sao Paulo. Congresso Nacional, Brasilia. Olympic Stadium, Montreal. IFC, Hong Kong.