Google Earth takes tourists to visit ancient Rome

Netizens can now "travel on site" for free to visit ancient Rome, via Google Earth's 3-dimensional mapping software.

This city rebuilt on Google Earth was once the heart of the Roman Empire, with a population of more than 1 million in 320 AD. Tourists can roam the city, visit Julius Caesar's Forum, stand between the colosseum giant, or ride a race at full speed on the Basilica racetrack.

According to Professor Bernard Frischer of the University of Virginia, one of the members who cooperated with Google to rebuild Rome in Google Earth: the virtual city is a result of nearly five centuries of research, the combined effort of thousands scholars, architects, archaeologists, artists etc. from the Renaissance. The legacy they leave is hundreds of thousands of drawings, maps, text describing this beautiful ancient city, from which Google used to restore a Rome city in today's virtual space.

The work is a collaboration between Google and a number of individuals and Past Perfect Production, which specializes in restoring archaeological relics using virtual reality techniques. Joel Myers, PPP executive director said " Cultural heritage, whether it is the past, still lives in the present time, and is a part of each of us. Therefore, everyone has a responsibility to preserve and distribute and create conditions to help others access those legacies. The ancient 3D city of Rome is a great step forward for this goal . "

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The splendid old city is reconstructed in maximum detail

Ancient Rome was the first city to be included in Google Earth. On its blog, Google said the virtual city has about 6,700 buildings, with more than 250 notable locations that have links to voiceover sites in many different languages. Google claims that whether it is a student, a historian, or just a lover of history, a curious person, the virtual, virtual Rome will make it easier for many people to access this cultural heritage. Of the 6,700 projects, there are about 200 buildings that have received special attention, which Google tries to reconstruct as accurately as possible.

The virtual city is built on the foundation of an ancient Rome model called Plastico di Roma Antica, restored to Rome mini from 1933-1974, still preserved at the Museum of Roman civilization.

You can start a "travel" trip with Google Earth here.