10 virtual tours of the world’s most famous landmarks - MW

Machu Picchu, Peru
Many details about how the Inca website was built remain a mystery. Built in Andes at 2,430 meters above sea level around AD1450, Machu Picchu was created without wheels or animals to transport huge stones to the mountainside. A series of 360-degree photos of the YouVisitui virtual tour exploring different areas of the site. The tour also includes a voiceover guide with information about architecture, history and alpacas residents. To see from afar, head to Air Pano for stunning interactive images, including from the summit of Mount Machu Picchu.

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro

Standing 30 meters high on the top of 710-meter-long Corcovado Mountain and visible from all over Rio, Christ the Redeemer is the world's largest decorative art statue. As with several other items on this list, this Google Arts and Culture tour uses Street View technology to allow visitors to walk around Wap's website. As the sun hides behind the haze, the view from the end of the walkway on the podium overlooks the city, including the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana and Mount Sugarloaf, located at this amazing height. Or check it out at different times of the day, with 360-degree photos from above.

Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

On the edge of the desert where sand ends and modern Cairo begins, the Giza pyramids were built about 4,500 years ago as large tombs for pharaohs. With walking routes around the site, this virtual tour shows great structures from near and far. This includes two of the largest pyramids ever built - the Great Pyramid (147 meters) and Khafre Pyramid (136 meters) - plus the Great Sphinx to the east.

Eiffel Tower, Paris

See one of the most-visited monuments in the world on this interactive tour, taking tourists to the foundation of a 324-meter-tall tower - giving or losing 18cm, that's how many iron contracts and openings wide - depending on the ambient temperature. Other immersive digital exhibits explore its work, from 1887-89, with images of the first Parisian visitors. There are also 360-degree photos showing the helicopter's view of the tower against the city skyline.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat, the city of the temple, is the world's largest religious monument, originally built as a Hindu temple complex dedicated to Vishnu in the first half of the 12th century, but gradually turned into a center. Buddhist worship in the latter part of the same century. This virtual tour explores several magical temples, including the five towers of Angkor Wat itself; Banteay Srei pink sandstone; and Ta Prohm (as seen in the 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), where nature reclaimed the ruins. To get a glimpse of a livable city like it was in the 13th century, the Virtual Angkor project consists of 360-degree video simulations created by archaeologists, historians, and CGI artists.

Taj Mahal, India

Built as a resting place for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, this symbol of eternal love is considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever created. The palace's 17th-century white marble crown in Agra, northern India, combines Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles and took 22 years to complete. Interactive digital paths include routes around the mausoleum, reflective lake, paradise garden and ornate red sandstone mosque. Aerial 360-degree images soar above the arch and the tower atop the lotus to admire the Yamuna River.


Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge's prehistoric site in Wiltshire dates back 5,000 years. It was originally a simple crust used for cremation, with a vertical stone ring added around 2500BC. The stones consist of large sandstone blocks that archaeologists believe were brought to the site from Marlborough Downs (20 miles) and small blue rocks from Preseli Hills in Wales, a 140-mile noise. The British Heritage virtual tour includes 360-degree interactive imagery from the center of the site, with pop-out videos about excavation, conservation and design, including a spot for observing celestial objects. Other interactive CGI images provide additional information about the structure and landscape at various stages in its history.


Petra, Jordan

One of the oldest cities in the world, Petra was occupied thousands of years BC, although it is believed that the spectacular sandstone city was built in the 3rd century BC by the Arabs. Arab Nabatean. Its pink buildings have been seen around the world in films like The Mummy Returns and Indiana Jones and Last Crusade, although about 85% of the city is still underground, but has yet to be excavated. This online tour includes an interactive narrative guide around some of Petra's most iconic monuments. It passes through a narrow canyon called Siq, passing through tombs, temple ruins, a huge monastery and Al Khaznah, the famous building with intricate facades carved into the canyon wall.


Colosseum, Rome

Once around 50,000 to 80,000 spectators experienced 80 entrances, the Colosseum was the largest circle theater in the world when it was built between AD70 and AD80 for gladiatorial sporting and sporting events. About two-thirds of the structure has been destroyed in the 2,000 years since, but the remains are one of Italy's most popular attractions. Walk inside, around different levels or fly overhead in these 360-degree images.


Chichén Itzá, Mexico

There are many strange and wonderful architectural features in the ancient city of Chichén Itzá on the Mexican peninsula of Yucatán. The El Castillo Pyramid (also known as the Kukulcan Temple, a serpent god) in the center has 365 steps combining its four sides. Twice a year, on Equinox, the steps create a snake-shaped shadow in the northern part, connected to a snake-head sculpture at its base, meant to depict Kukulkan. Aerial 360-degree images explore several Mayan ruins, including pyramids, Warrior Temples, observation decks, and nunneries.

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