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The Bund | Shanghai

Immersive 360° Spherical GigaPan | 2 Gigapixels image / 5DMKIII / EF 50mm f1.2L / GigaPan Epic Pro

The Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area. Source: Wikipedia

Hatta Pools GigaPan | Oman

Hatta Pools
Hatta Pools Spherical 360 GigaPan

 

I had the chance to take this GigPan during an organized drive to Oman with the Land Rover Owners Club of UAE.

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Land Rover owners can join the UAE Club here.

Kölner Dom GigaPan | World Heritage Site

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Cologne Cathedral | 5 Gigpixels GigaPan

Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria, English: High Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Mary) is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. It is Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day. Cologne Cathedral was commenced in 1248 and left unfinished in 1473. Work recommenced in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. It is 144.5 metres (474 ft) long, 86.5 m (284 ft) wide and its towers are approximately 157 m (515 ft) tall. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires and largest façade of any church in the world. The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medieval church. Cologne’s medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as “a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value” and “a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe”.

Source: Wikipedia
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Cologne Cathedral Official website

Jonction Ski Slope 360° GigaPan | Fraya Mzaar, Lebanon

 

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and one for the and for the Panoramic version (1.8 Gigapixels)

Below are some pictures from the shooting.

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Special thanks to Christian Rizk & Charbel Kanaan

GigaPan Photograph by Karim Saad | Copyright © 2011, All rights reserved.

Pigeon’s Rock Immersive 360° GigaPan | Raouché

Pigeon’s Rock GigaPan | 2.8 Gigapixels, December 27, 2011

Raouché (arabic: الروشة، ar-rawʂe) is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its upscale apartment buildings, numerous restaurants, and cliff-side cafés that line Avenue de Paris, which forms part of the Corniche Beirut. The corniche or the wide, seaside sidewalk of Avenue de Paris is popular on weekends and evenings where strollers and joggers crowd the pavements.
Off the coast of Raouché, there is a natural landmark called the Pigeons’ Rock (also known as the Rock of Raouché). Located at Beirut’s western-most tip, the two huge rock formations, which stand like gigantic sentinels, are a popular destination for locals and visitors alike.
Raouche’s Pigeons’ Rock has recently been featured on the front page of Microsoft’s Bing. Source: wikipedia.org

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Istanbul GigaPans Collection | Turkey

This is a collection of seven GigaPans in total that I have taken during my trip to Istanbul, August 2011. Click on each image to dive into the ultra high resolution interactive GigaPan. All of the panoramas were shot with the Canon 550D and the GigPan Epic Pro robotic head.

camlica GigaPan
Istanbul GigaPan from Camlica Tepesi | 13 Gigapixels, August 19, 2011
Istanbul
European side of Istanbul GigaPan from Pierre Loti | 18 Gigapixels, August 18, 2011
Aya Sophis
Hagia (Aya) Sophia GigaPan | 570 Megapixels, August 17, 2011
Istanbul Asia
Asian side of Istanbul GigaPan | 3.2 Gigapixels, August 17, 2011
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Sultan Ahmed Mosque GigaPan | 830 Megapixels, August 17, 2011
Taksim
Taksim Square GigaPan | 3.6 Gigapixels, August 19, 2011
Old Istanbul
Old Istanbul GigaPan from Galata Tower | 230 Megapixels, August 18, 2011

Byblos Port | Jbeil, Lebanon

Byblos Port is an ancient port in Byblos, Lebanon and is the oldest port in the world. Around 3000 BC, Byblos Port was the most important timber shipping center in the eastern Mediterranean. It was used by the Phoenicians to ship Cedars of Lebanon and other wood to the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt to be used in tomb construction and shipbuilding. Source Wikipedia

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