Revisit Paris and New York, Courtesy of Airpano from Russia

AirPano

Several photography buffs from Moscow started to photograph the famous monuments and cities with a 360 degree panoramic camera mounted on a small radio controlled helicopter like device. These high-resolution films of the cities taken from a height of 50 to 250 meter are amazing to see. Their panoramic views provide a detailed context to these monuments which is hard to get through a google satellite image.

Their team of eight members have created more than 700 aerial photo panoramas of 120 world-famous sites and monuments on all continents. The quality of their panoramas is astonishingly high. Airpano has posted all their work on Airpano.com.

Some of my favorites are:

Paris:

Sooner or later a visitor to Paris ends up at Eifel Tower or Louvre. Here is a view of both you may not have seen before.

Arc de Triomphe, the height of 40 meters: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Paris-France/2-2

Arc de Triomphe, the height of 200 meters: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Paris-France/2-2

Eifel Tower and Seine River at night: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Paris-France/2-2

New York:

The best of Central Park in new York from an elevation of 800 meters: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Manhattan-New-York-Virtual-Tour/2-2

Statue of Liberty: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Manhattan-New-York-Virtual-Tour/2-2

Angel Waterfall of Venezuela:

This is an amazing view of a natural wonder and its surroundings.

http://www.airpano.ru/files/Angel-Waterfall-Venezuela/2-2

Machu Picchu:

http://www.airpano.ru/files/Machu-Picchu-Peru/2-2

Roman Colosseum, Italy:

Inside the Colosseum: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Italy-Rome-Colosseum/2-2

Above the Colosseum: http://www.airpano.ru/files/Italy-Rome-Colosseum/2-2

Enjoy.