In 2007 Google Street View published the first images of street view of san francisco , New York, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver. Then came the rest of the world's cities. Surely you remember the impression of seeing your street, your city or your house through the internet.
Since then, camera-equipped Street View cars have captured and shared more than 220,000 million images Y have traveled more than 16 million kilometers , the equivalent of going around the world 400 times. They have also reached the interior of monuments of cultural interest, from space to the depths of the sea.
This 2022 they celebrate their 15th anniversary with the list of the most impressive places you can visit through Google Street View. Do you want to know what they are?
The views from the Burj Khalifa.
With so many sites and landmarks at your fingertips, there are three in particular that have piqued the interest of users over the past year: the 154 floors of the Burj Khalifa of the United Arab Emirates, declared the tallest building in the world and that can be visited from the ground floor to 154; the emblematic paris eiffel tower ; and his special collection of images of the Taj Mahal in India.
In addition to the three most visited places, Google Street View includes four new collections of images that want to stir your emotions. The first of them are the pyramids of Meroe of Sudan , which house the tombs of the kings and queens of the kingdom of Kush, and which thanks to panoramic imaging technology you can now explore.
He too Duomo of Milan , the largest cathedral in Italy and the third in Europe. “We have been working with Google Arts & Culture and the Milan Duomo since 2019 to bring you images from inside this fantastic building. Now, the whole world can contemplate this architectural and cultural jewel, because we have already published them!
In third place, the Invalides of Paris , which before the Eiffel Tower was erected, was the highest point in the city. The new images of the historical complex of the Hotel National des Invalides They allow you to explore its museums and monuments, as well as learn more about French military history through a virtual tour.
And lastly, the Sydney ferries. “They will soon be digitally preserved thanks to our work with Transport for New South Wales. Later this year, we will bring this collection to Street View so that people around the world can take a virtual tour of a Sydney Ferry and get an idea of what it is like to travel through the city's impressive port, "they add.
Ambrym Marum in New Zealand.
THE MOST SURPRISING IMAGES OF STREET VIEW
They've had a hard time picking out some of the coolest places to see on Street View, but these eight are right up there with the 15th anniversary.
The first of the proposals will make you travel to New Zealand. From the hand of a trekker backpack you can look into the crater of the Ambrym Marum volcano, which is still active. That way you don't have to go in person!
The rocky fortress of Monemvasía is very difficult to access, a simple and fast way is through the Street View cameras. Its name already says it: “a single entrance”. Another of the most amazing places is the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland. In this chamber, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, everything is made of salt.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland.
We continue this journey and reach another of the world's active volcanoes. Miharayama which is located in Japan.
And, from the city of Petra, they propose several locations, the most popular in Jordan, and another that reminds us of scenes from very famous movies such as Aladdin, The Mummy Returns, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . You can see it at this link.
A NASA location could not be missing, Street View users can enjoy the same views as an astronaut. "Forget gravity and float to the International Space Station." From space to the sea, with a visit to the depths swimming like a sea lion in the Galapagos Islands.
And for the most curious: if there is a Street View image that arouses interest, it is the one of the horse eating a banana next to a street in Canada. Will be real?
SPAIN IN GOOGLE STREET VIEW
Thanks to Google Street View data we can know the most consulted points of interest in Street View Spain -from April 2021 to April 2022-, as well as the most visited beaches and museums.
According to your data, Madrid is the most viewed city in Spain ahead of Barcelona , both occupy the 23rd and 31st place; while the most viewed autonomous communities are Catalonia and Andalusia.
The points of interest with the most Street Views in Spain are the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium , the Camp Nou , the Sagrada Familia, the southernmost point of continental Europe (located in Tarifa, Cádiz), the Wanda Metropolitan , the Alhambra , the Bank of Spain , the Prado National Museum , the Sant's station and Park Guell.
Cala S'Alguer.
As for the most viewed beaches from Street View, we find that the first one is Playa d'en Bossa In ibiza, Major Cove in Palma de Mallorca, Cala s'Alguer in Palamós, Malagueta beach in Málaga, Cala Moraig in Alicante, La Rijana beach in Granada, Misericordia beach in Málaga, Las Galgas in Tenerife, Virgen de la Nueva beach in Madrid and San José beach in Almería.
With a year ahead, they also give us information on the most consulted museums from Google Street View, and there are some surprises. First of all, the Prado National Museum , secondly, the FC Barcelona Museum , in Valencia the City of Arts and Sciences , the Palau Guell in Barcelona, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ; He too crystal Palace in Madrid, the Spanish Town , the Museum of Illusions Madrid, the Pilate's House in Seville and Gaudí's Casa Vicens in Barcelona.