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Prado Museum, Google Earth to offer high resolution snapshots

by TDH | January 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm

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The Prado Museum in Spain has joined forces with Google Earth with the intention of offering the public the opportunity to zoom in on a number of the galleries finest pieces. In true Google Earth fashion, one can even see details that are not immediately apparent to the naked-eye.

Google Spain director Javier Rodriguez Zapatero said the images now available on the Internet were 1,400 times clearer than what would be rendered with a 10-megapixel camera.

The central idea was to give those not able to experience the paintings in person access to at least a fair representation of them.

"There is nothing comparable to standing before any of these paintings, but this offers a complementary view," Rivera said.

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jccampanero

at 14:01 on January 13th, 2009

Although Google Earth brings you a great opportunity of enjoying some of the wonderful pictures which you can see in this building, if you spend some days in Spain don't let go the chance of visit the Prado Museum, there is nothing comparable to standing before any of these paintings. a.i.l.y

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