Google Street View Adds Access To Over 100 Indian Monuments

Google Street View has partnered with the Indian Ministry of Culture and the Archeological Survey of India to show more 360-degree panoramic views for more than 100 monuments from all over India. The Google Street View for each monument includes full access to sites that many viewers may never have time to see during their travels.

The project began on Thursday and Google tells Mashable:

“Google’s mission is to make information more accessible, and around the world Google is constantly looking for new ways to tell the stories of the world’s diverse cultures and make them available worldwide. Google hopes to help make more of India’s heritage accessible to people around the world, and to help preserve India’s unique history for generations to come.”

Among some of the countries biggest monuments being featured are the Taj Mahal, the Ajanta, and Ellora caves, and Qutub Minar.

Google will also feature the Indian sites on Google Trekker, a platform that captures footage from each monument when wheeled vehicles can’t make the trek.

Google seems determined to capture all the world’s most well-known and hard to reach locations. From coral reefs to the top of the world’s largest peaks the Google team is literally capturing the world in explorable fashion.

Because of traffic jams and regulations in the past Google has called off some efforts throughout India. This time around Google tells Mashable that access to areas has been more fluid and therefore the project is moving forward at a faster rate.

With Google Street View capturing more than 100 Indian monuments a large number of Street View users will now have easy access to a large part of India’s culture.

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