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Archive for the ‘London Virtual Tours’ Category

Samuel Johnson - The Consummate Londoner

Thursday, February 5th, 2009


Image © Will Pearson 2009.

This morning we have added the Dr Samuel Johnson statue virtual tour to the London Revolution map. The 360 tour shows a statue of a diminutive, slightly caricatured man holding a book. Dr Johnson is best known of course as a lexicographer - as the author of the first ‘Dictionary of the English Language’, completed in under a decade and containing 42,773 entries, an incredible feat. (more…)

Fitzroy Square and the Telecom Tower

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009


Image © Will Pearson.

Today we have uploaded two new virtual tours of Fitzroy Square, London. The tours are in the square itself, but rising high above the elegant Georgian buildings of Fitzrovia is the BT Tower. I’ve been doing a little research on this classic London landmark, and so thought a blog post was in order! (more…)

The Lloyds Building

Monday, February 2nd, 2009


Image © Will Pearson.

Louis Khan, architect in 1950s America believed that ‘design habits leading to the concealment of structure have no place’. Khan was an instrumental influence in the ‘High Tech’ (hi tech) style of architecture, where buildings appear inside out.

In 1978, Richard Rogers was awarded the project of designing a new headquarters for Lloyds of London. (more…)

Google Maps Virtual Tour Interface

Friday, January 30th, 2009

London Revolution now has a brand new way to tour around London - via a Google Maps virtual tour interface. This allows you to navigate between virtual tour locations via Google Maps. (more…)

A new perspective on London

Monday, January 26th, 2009

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London Revolution doesn’t only aim to show you sharp, fast-loading, high-definition London virtual tours. We also aim to tell you a little more about the various locations we have captured in London - giving you some interesting facts about places in London. Some of the things you can discover whilst browsing the virtual tours: (more…)

London virtual tours on your iPhone…

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Image © Will Pearson 2009.

We’ve now created a portfolio of London Revolution’s London virtual tours which you can browse through on your iPhone. We’re envisaging that there might even be some practical purpose to this. Imagine you’re meeting someone, and want to show them the location in advance, even if they’re already on their way. Just tell them where to view the location in 360 degrees. No excuses for not being in exactly the right spot!

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Welcome to the London Revolution Blog

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Hello and welcome to the London Revolution blog. You’ve probably already worked out just what the site’s about, but for those who’ve landed here first, I’ll explain. London Revolution is a constantly evolving collection of London virtual tours (also known as interactive panoramas, 360’s, 360 tours, virtual reality tours, VRs and so on) captured by professional panoramic photographer, Will Pearson of Eye Revolution (The Virtual Tour Company).
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