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Reach new heights with Street View of Mont Blanc in Google Maps

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Reach new heights with Street View of Mont Blanc in Google Maps ABOUT ZENFONE - Reach new heights with Street View of Mont Blanc in Google Maps, Declared the �monarch of mountains� by Lord Byron, the Mont Blanc massif is shrouded in mystery, rolling clouds and imposing snowfields. One of Europe�s highest peaks, the wild terrain of the famed mountain range is reserved for ardent mountaineers and intrepid explorers. Starting today in Google Maps, you can get an up-close, 360-degree look at the breathtaking beauty of Mont Blanc. Following last year�s first-ever vertical imagery collection of El Capitan in California�s Yosemite National Park, we partnered with world-renowned alpine photographers, skiers, mountaineers, climbers, and runners to collect Street View of Western Europe�s highest peak. By working with legendary adventurers, the Street View team was able to capture the spirit of the massif in a way few witness firsthand. Run on the summit with Kilian Jornet�he holds the speed reco...

From self portraits to street art 1 000 museums at your fingertips

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From self portraits to street art 1 000 museums at your fingertips ABOUT ZENFONE - From self-portraits to street art: 1,000 museums at your fingertips , The history of art is global. Look at Van Gogh�a Dutchman who spent much of his life in France, and was inspired not only by his contemporaries but also by Japanese artists like Hiroshige. But until recently, the act of enjoying art and culture was limited by geography. Unless you could visit a museum in person, it would be hard for you to appreciate a work, brushstroke by brushstroke. And to fully understand the legacy of someone like Van Gogh, you would have to go from Amsterdam to Chicago to New York to Tokyo to discover and marvel at all of his influences, works and successors. Left: Van Gogh�s self-portrait (Chicago), right: a street art re-interpretation (Amsterdam) But with the Google Cultural Institute, it�s all just a few clicks away. Five years ago, the first 17 museums brought online a few hundred artworks so that anyone in ...

Celebrate National Park Week with Street View and the Cultural Institute

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Celebrate National Park Week with Street View and the Cultural Institute ABOUT ZENFONE - Celebrate National Park Week with Street View and the Cultural Institute, The National Parks have famously been called �America�s Best Idea.� The 400+ parks, preserves, historic sites and other areas in the National Park System are a source of national pride, home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna, a place for researchers to study and discover�and above all, destinations for explorers and adventurers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. This week (April 16-24) marks National Park Week, and we thought we�d do our part in celebrating the occasion by helping you get one step closer to visiting these amazing places. With Street View in Google Maps and the Cultural Institute, you can park hop your way through 50 states, from sea to shining sea. Start at the southern tip of Florida with the Everglades�the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S. and a UNESCO heritage site. Go deep inside the...