Palace of versailles

Google offers you a free visit of the Palace of Versailles in virtual reality

If you want to take a virtual reality trip to one of France’s most popular tourist attractions, Google has partnered with the Palace of Versailles to only offer that. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users can walk around for free the royal residence King Louis XIV used it from 1682. A total of 21 rooms […]

Palace of versailles

Google offers you a free visit to the Palace of Versailles in virtual reality

If you want to take a virtual reality trip to one of France’s most popular tourist attractions, Google has partnered with the Palace of Versailles to only offer that. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users can walk around for free the royal residence King Louis XIV used it from 1682. A total of 21 rooms […]

Palace of versailles

Google offers a free visit to the Palace of Versailles in virtual reality

Google has produced the largest photogrammetry project for the French tourist attraction Château de Versailles, offering a virtual reality tour of the royal estate of Louis XIV. Using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, users will be able to browse the castle’s 21 rooms, such as the King and Queen’s State Apartments, the Royal Opera […]

Notre-dame de paris

Ubisoft has recreated Notre-Dame de Paris in a VR tour

| Ubisoft this week launched a virtual reality tour of the world heritage monument of Notre-Dame de Paris at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The preview took place during their “European Heritage Days” on September 21 and 22. The virtual reality tour allowed people to experience the cathedral before it burned down earlier this year. […]

Palace of versailles

A luxury hotel will open inside the Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles has long been a popular tourist attraction, but a new luxury hotel set in its lavish grounds means visitors will now be able to stay there. Airelles Château de Versailles will open its doors in the spring of 2020 – the first hotel to have a house within the grounds of […]

Palace of versailles

Palace of Versailles: a landmark in history

The focal point of the State Apartments is the Salon d’Hercule which has a huge ceiling painting depicting the Apotheosis of Hercules with over one hundred and forty figures of God, Goddess and angles. The Salon de Vénus, the Salon de Daine, the Salon de l’Abondance, the Salon de Mercure and the Salon de Mars […]