In partnership with Château de Versailles, Google decided to unite photometry and Street View, a tool widely used by the company, even in the VR (virtual reality) detailed by Palace of Versailles, in . y1d2h
making use of photometry, Google managed to capture 387.500 thousand square feet of 3D images in 21 rooms of the royal residence of Louis XIV. This is the largest photometry project carried out in the castle. The owners of HTC Vive e Oculus Rift will be able to inspect (and even manipulate) in more detail than 100 sculptures, paintings and other works which are arranged by the Palace.
To create this project with high levels of detail, the Google needed to collect more than 4TB of data, being necessary to texturize nothing less than 15 billion pixels. Thanks to the VR tour, it will be possible to analyze the King and Queen's State Apartments, Queen's State, Royal Opera House, royal chapel e Hall of Mirrors, for example. "Tapestries, paintings, ceilings, sculptures and furniture are all within your control to ensure unlimited and privileged access to the treasures of Versailles.", says the description in the Steam. "For a more intimate experience, switch to night mode and explore the palace by chimney light“, He concludes.
At the moment, this novelty is exclusive to those who have the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift. Fortunately, the Google also made available a large online exhibition that displays more than 390 itens of the Palace, such as historical artifacts, paintings and other interesting objects. The tour will show details of the six most important rooms in the castle, with expert commentary to make everything more dynamic and enlightening. The entire exhibition can be found on the website Arts & Culture do Google.
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As stated earlier, the Palace of Versailles is located in , and as its name suggests, more specifically in the city of Versailles, a rural village at the time of its construction but which is now a suburb of Paris. With area of 8,2 km², the castle was the center of power of the Ancien Régime of that country, going from 1682 to 1789.
Louis XVI, born in 1754 and died in 1793, was the last king, having received the title Duke of Berry. Among the various rooms, the best known are: Grand Appartement du Roi, Grand Appartement de la Reine and Le petit appartement du Roi.
Source: Engadget
