Explore Historic Sites from the Comfort of Your Desktop with Google’s ‘World Wonders Project’

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Have you always wanted to explore historic sites across the world but lack the extra time and/or funds to do so? Then take heart! Now you can visit historic sites to your heart’s content from home with Google’s ‘World Wonders Project’.

Note: The screenshot shown above is from the ‘Archaeological Areas of Pompei’ site.

You can explore exotic locations such as Pompei, the Palace and Park of Versailles, Shark Bay, the Tenryu-ji-Temple in Ancient Kyoto, and more.

The World Wonders Project Homepage

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