Google Earth probes Museum Masters


	Google Earth probes Museum Masters

tmarch

1-28-2009 5:08 PM

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One more step in providing unbelievable access to the world's riches.

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program has been adapted to allow armchair art lovers to "fly" to a
world-famous museum, drop through the roof and <A target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/prado/">examine the masterpieces on display</A> in almost
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the painting and fill their screen with a single brushstroke or
fissure. Because some of the works are so large - Titian's portrait
of Emperor Charles V measures 3.3 metres by 2.8 metres, for example
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