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Washington, DC – The Obama administration and Google have teamed to launch a 360-degree virtual online tour of the White House.
Utilizing the same “Street View” cameras it uses as part of its Maps tool, Google captured all of the rooms included in the public White House tour, using high-resolution imaging to showcase details of art and furnishings.
Among the highlights is a “gigapixel” look of the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, which allows viewers to even see spelling errors included in the masterpiece.
“Thousands of people have walked these halls and gazed at the artwork,” said First Lady Michelle Obama in an introductory video (see below). “And now you can do all of that without leaving your home.”
This article was also published in Potomac Tech Wire.
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In their continuing effort to make the White House more accessible, President Obama and the First Lady have teamed up with the Google Art Project. People all over the world can now take a 360-degree tour of the White House's public rooms. The White House is the only building in the world that is simultaneously the home of a head of state, the executive office of a head of state, and is regularly open to the public for tours.
For those interested here are a couple more links covering this project between the White House and Google.
The White House – You’re Invited To Take a Virtual Tour of the White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/02/youre-invited-take-virtual-tour-white-house)
The White House blog – Go Behind the Scenes as Google “Captures” the White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/03/go-behind-scenes-google-captures-white-house)
Updated link;
Google – Museum View of art in the White House (http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-white-house/) 139 Artworks by 96 Artists
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Having been to The White House several times I am quite excited about this project and will follow it, and as I come across future links I will try and update this post as necessary...javajolt